In all of North Africa there is no more evocative name than that of Carthage, the ancient trading city founded by the Phoenician Queen Dido that dominated the western Mediterranean for centuries ...

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 ...

MANY LEGENDS attend the beginning of Carthage, an ancient city in modern-day Tunisia. Its founder, Queen Dido, a refugee from the Phoenician city of Tyre (now in Lebanon), is supposed to have made an ...

A Brief History of Carthage Carthage’s origins date back to the 9th century BCE when Phoenician settlers from Tyre in current-day Lebanon, led by Queen Dido, established a thriving trading city. The ...

Where to go: Tunisia offers Mediterranean beaches, Sahara oases, Berber villages, and ancient ruins, from Carthage to Ksar Ouled Soltane. When to visit: Spring and fall bring ideal weather for ...