A new study may finally lay to rest the millennia-old conjecture that the ancient empire of Carthage regularly sacrificed its youngest citizens. An examination of the remains of Carthaginian children ...

Along the coast of Tunisia sit the ruins of a once-great city whose power rivaled Rome: ancient Carthage. Today, the city’s sacred sacrificial site collects dust. Millennia ago, it collected gold, ...

During the Battle of Himera (480 BC), ancient Greek forces defeated Carthage, ensuring their dominance in the Mediterranean.

In the spring of 146 B.C.E., the Roman commander Scipio Aemilianus ordered his army's final assault upon the very weakened North African city of Carthage. Surrounded on all sides by the Romans and ...

Spend an afternoon visiting the ancient center of the Carthaginian Empire with this ultimate one-day itinerary. Welcome to ...

It is a symptom of the deplorable state of intellectual life today that readers of this magazine can guess the lineaments of the story told in Hannibal the instant they read early in its pages that ...

The archaeological park known as the Roman Villas is situated on one of the hills of ancient Carthage, presenting well-preserved remains dating to the Roman period and illustrating refined residential ...

A Tunisian history enthusiast is making dye from sea snail shells inspired by a school project decades ago on ancient Carthage and the purple colouring that brought fabulous wealth to the classical ...

The ancient nation of Carthage will be a playable faction in upcoming real-time strategy title Total War: Rome 2, publisher Sega announced today. Carthage is a trading state located in northern Africa ...

Archaeologists excavating the sacred tophet site in Carthage, a place of child sacrifice, found gold coins left as offerings 2,300 years ago, photos show. Photo from Tunisia’s Ministry of Cultural ...