Speech to the carthaginian senate now as you all know, i come to you with a heavy heart our great country is coming from a massive defeat at the hands of the romans and i ask for your consideration once more. Carthage was an ancient city on the coast of north africa close to the modern city of tunis, capital of tunisia carthage was founded by phoenicians from tyre traditionally in 814 bc (although archaeological evidence suggests about a century later. Carthage  was the phoenician state, including, during the 7th-3rd centuries bc, its wider sphere of influence, known as the carthaginian empire the empire extended over much of the coast of northwest africa as well as encompassing substantial parts of coastal iberia and the islands of the.
Carthage plays a key role in roman history the carthaginians were the first great imperial opponent of rome and they took the romans to the very brink of defeat the fierce battles between the two powers helped forge the romans into the supreme fighting force in the mediterranean. - the carthaginian clergy are requested to take care that the letters of the roman clergy and cyprian's answer are communicated that you, my beloved brethren, might know what letters i have sent to the clergy acting  at rome, and what they have replied to me, and, moreover, what. Carthage soon became the pre-eminent sea power in the western mediterranean, up to the disastrous wars with rome (punic is the term used by the romans to refer to the carthaginians, from phoinike, as the greeks called them) carthage had a good working relationship with the numerous.
Definition of carthaginian - relating to or characteristic of the ancient african city of carthage 'dido, the carthaginian queen, offered hospitality to the trojans' 'however, at no period did 'the huns were barbarians, but the carthaginians certainly were not' 'so the senate sent both consuls north to. The macedonian-carthaginian treaty was an anti-roman treaty between philip v of macedon and hannibal, leader of the carthaginians, which was drawn up after the battle of cannae when hannibal seemed poised to conquer rome philip v, who feared roman expansion, wanted to ride on the coat tails of. This letter kept the majority of carthaginian christians faithful to the church in a short while, saint cyprian returned to his flock the insubordination of felicissimus was put to an end at a local council in the year 251. Africa north africa tunisia northern tunisia carthage carthage contents 1 understand 2 get in 3 get around 31 by taxi 4 see 5 do 6 buy 7 eat 71 carthage-byrsa and carthage-salammbo area 72 carthage-hannibal 73 carthage-présidence 8 drink 9 sleep. At this time, 216 bc, a carthaginian spy was captured he had worked undetected for two years the senate not with ease kept up normal activities required to keep society functional.
Who were the carthaginians a carthaginian is a native of ancient carthage carthage was founded by the phoenicians and grew into an empire on its own, with territories in africa, sicily, and spain after rome won the punic wars it absorbed all of carthage's territories. The senate was an integral part of the roman republic, it was there since the city's beginning and lasted all the way to the end the titles of assemblies and magistrates went through many changes over the years, but the senate was always there it was the center of rome's political landscape the senators were charged with ensuring that the day-to-day activities and business of rome ran. As the roman senate made plans to invade carthage, hannibal started one of history's most daring for in the time of those magistrates carthaginian envoys came to rome, to return thanks to the the letter-carrier, having pointed out the commander's ship to his men, returned to the place from which.
Info on the punic wars a serious of wars between carthage and rome learn with flashcards, games and more — for free 241 bc the roman fleet was able to win a decisive victory against the carthaginians at sea, breaking their legendary naval superiority. Carthaginian religious practices carthage under the phoenicians was notorious to its neighbors for child sacrifice while the roman senate debated the best course of action, the carthaginians eagerly agreed to send a garrison to messana a carthaginian garrison was admitted to the city. The macedonian-carthaginian treaty was an anti-roman treaty between philip v of macedon and hannibal, leader of the carthaginians, which was drawn up after the battle of cannae when hannibal seemed poised to conquer romephilip v, who feared roman expansion, wanted to ride on the coat tails of the victor in the second punic war (218-201 bc.
The carthaginian senate agreed to send help by 410 bc, carthage had conquered much of modern-day tunisia , strengthened and founded new colonies in northwest africa, and had sponsored mago barca 's journey across the sahara desert , although, in that year, the iberian colonies seceded - cutting off carthage's major supply of silver and copper. New carthage was soon taken, forcing the carthaginians to fall back upon gades as a base when scipio threatened to appeal directly to the roman people if the senate failed to support him, it voted to give him command of sicily, which he could use as a base of operations against carthage. This delay is put to good use by the carthaginian general hannon the great, son of annibal barca: he lands with an army in sicily, strengthens the carthaginian positions and agrees with hieron of syracuse against messina who managed to get rid of his carthaginian garrison. The main problem in determining whether or not carthaginian senators served for life lies in the ancient sources the qualifications of senators and the precise functions of the senate are also far from clear, and even defining the senate itself is difficult as, in the punic language.