THE WORLD ATLAS

Realm · 650–145 BCE

Carthage

Carthage appears on the map from 650 BCE to 145 BCE. At its greatest recorded extent, in 218 BCE, it covered about 454,097 km².

One of the realms of Carthaginian Empire. Carthage was founded on the coast of modern Tunisia by Phoenician settlers from Tyre, traditionally in 814 BCE. It grew into the leading Phoenician city in the west, building a commercial empire of trading posts and colonies across North Africa, southern Spain, Sardinia and western Sicily.

See Carthage on the map in 218 BCE

Reference map: Carthage 218bc
Reference map: Carthage 218bc Cattette · CC BY-SA 4.0
On the map
650–145 BCE
Greatest extent
218 BCE, about 454,097 km²
Read more
Wikipedia: Ancient Carthage · Wikidata Q2429397

Territory through time

YearsArea drawn
650–631 BCE3,728 km²
630–501 BCE12,317 km²
500–481 BCE124,878 km²
480–451 BCE129,112 km²
450–405 BCE198,408 km²
404–384 BCE203,940 km²
383–338 BCE199,514 km²
337–332 BCE198,874 km²
331–308 BCE199,024 km²
307–302 BCE219,355 km²
301–278 BCE208,677 km²
277–276 BCE197,670 km²
275–273 BCE208,040 km²
272–265 BCE206,067 km²
264–257 BCE217,284 km²
256–248 BCE210,949 km²
247–240 BCE210,177 km²
239–231 BCE209,660 km²
230–219 BCE346,282 km²
218–217 BCE454,097 km²
216–213 BCE403,705 km²
212–211 BCE368,015 km²
210–209 BCE375,069 km²
208–207 BCE405,102 km²
206–204 BCE295,620 km²
203 BCE321,304 km²
202–198 BCE140,737 km²
197–165 BCE46,315 km²
164–145 BCE46,315 km²

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