CARTHAGE, THE NEW CITY

Decoding the architecture of antiquity

An episode from the series LIVING STONES

Synopsis

Blending legend and reality, the founding of Carthage in 814 B.C. marked the beginning of a civilization that would profoundly transform the Mediterranean.

As excellent sailors and skilled traders, the Carthaginians quickly became the masters of the Mediterranean basin, a supremacy that would last more than five centuries.