Carthage: fact and myth

Contents

1. Carthage: fact and myth--2. Phoenicia: from place of transit to trading nation--3. Punic Carthage--4. The Punic writing system--5. The tophet of Carthage--6. Egyptian influence in Carthage--7. Carthage as a martime power--8. Carthage and the local Libyan-Numidian population--9. The Punic wars--10. The Mahdia shipwreck--11. Roman Carthage: history and monuments--12. Christian Carthage--13. Dido and Hannibal through western eyes--14. Foreigners on an unfamiliar coast: the rediscovery of Carthage--15. Reflections of Carthage in 19th century art--16. Images of Carthage in the 20th and 21st centuries: Films, comics and games--17. Ancient Carthage in the 21st century: A timeless message.