Part 1 of Essay
Carthage was first founded as a trading post in the year of 814 BC. Carthage was founded by the Phoenician Princess Elyssa-Dido on a peninsula from Africa which extends into the Mediterranean Sea. According to legend Elyssa_Dido fled from her brother Pygmalion, the king of Tyre, after he killed her husband. The post ben ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... dominate the seas for centuries. Their most important trading goods were silver, lead, ivory, gold, beds, bedding, pottery, jewelry, glassware, wild animals from Africa, fruit, and nuts. Carthage had two first class ports. One was a trading port which was rectangular and the other was a man-made military port which was circular. These two ports were connected by a canal. The Carthaginians also had great communication since they controlled the sea, the fastest way of communication at that time. The Cart ....