Carthago in the iberian peninsula Foundation of Carthago
Carthago in the iberian peninsula
Foundation of Carthago was a former phoenician colony in north Africa. As phoenicians, they were trade-oriented so they built a merchant empire in western mediterranean. By 4 th century b. C they occupied southern Iberian Peninsula as a military base and source for minerals like silver , lead and iron. Carthago Nova (227 b. C) Carthago (s. VI b. C)
Carthago in Spain Ampurias (Greece) Tarraco (Rome) Ibosim Carthago Nova Gadir Sexy When Phoenicians disappeared, Carthago kept all phoenicians colonies in Spain, like Gadir (Cádiz), Sexy (Almuñecar) or Ibosim (Ibiza). Carthaginians founded Carthago Nova (Cartagena) to rule the territory with a full army.
Punic Wars with Rome When Rome grew up, they clashed with Carthago’s cities and then Punic Wars begun from 264 b. C to 146 b. C. The most important of them is the 2 nd punic war, when carthaginian general Hannibal attacked Rome in Italy from the Iberian Peninsula. They crossed the Alps with war ELEPHANTS!!
End of Carthaginian Empire At the beginnig, Hannibal beaten the romans in a few batlles, like Cannae, but a young roman general, Scipio, learned that invading Hispania would be useful to leave Hannibal without food and friends. Romans won the last battle in Zama, near Carthago and that was the end of carthaginian empire and beginning of roman conquest of the rest of Iberian Peninsula. At the end, the presence of carthaginians in Spain were important because they opened a great mineral industry and actually they were responsible of roman invasion of Hispania.
The End Sergio Cuadrillero Carlos Figuero Sergio Martínez Javier Alonso Julia Lacasa
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