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Ancient texts and artistic depictions of the mythical founding of the city, provided by Carthage College.
--- Begin Main Content Section------ quicklinks box and script---Quick LinksAbout CarthageAcademic CalendarAcademicsAdmissionsAlumniThe Annual FundAthleticsBoard of TrusteesBookstoreCareer ServicesClausen CenterCollege at NightDiningHedberg Library TourGiving to CarthageGraduate StudyFinancial AidLibrary and TechnologyMedia ResourcesOffice of the PresidentReligious LifeSecurityStudent LifeTARC Virtual Tour HomeDirectoryCatalogFacultyMajor and MinorCoursesDescriptionsSyllabiKarthagoLinksClassicsAncient CarthageNote: Because the name of the College is Carthage, the webmaster of this site has decided to dedicate a part of the Classics site to the ancient city of Carthage. As a result, I get many inquiries about the latter, too many to respond to adequately. To navigate to the page you wish to view, please click on of the options in the right-hand column.IntroductionTired out,/Aeneas people made for the nearest land,/Turning their prows toward Libya.Theres a spot/Where at the mouth of a long bay an island/Makes a harbor, forming a breakwater/Where every swell divides it as its comes in/And runs far into curving recesses./There are high cliffs on this side and on that,/And twin peaks towering heavenward impend/On reaches of still water.Over these,/Against a forest backdrop shimmering,/A dark and shaggy grove casts a deep shade,/While in the cliffside opposite, below/The overhanging peaks, there is a cave/With fresh water and seats in living rock...R. Fitzgerald, tr., Aeneid,Book 1. 216-230.The ancient site of Carthage was located in what is today Tunisia.As you can see from the map (link below), the continent of Africa is at one of its closest points to Europe (the island of Sicily) Carthage,then, could control trade from the eastern to the western Mediterranean.Map of TunisiaCarthage in Ancient TextsStill under constructionBuilding of the Temple of SolomonVergils Aeneid, Books 1 and 4St. Augustines Confessions, Book 3 (beginning)St Augustines ConfessionsMythical History of CarthageAccording to the mythical tradition, Elissa (Elishat) took a group of Tyrians first to Cyprus and then to the north coast of Africa opposite Sicily after her brother slew her husband.Because of the tales of all her wanderings, she received the name Dido (Deido)--the wanderer.The early Roman epic poets and Vergil used the name Dido, and that is how we remember her.The story of Aeneas visit to Carthage is well known and celebrated.Below are images from the Vatican Vergil--one of the earlies manuscripts of the works of Vergil, as well as a relief of Aeneas fleeing Troy with his father Anchises and young son Ascanius (Iulus).Altar relief of Aeneas found at Carthage.Dates to first century CE. Found on the Byrsa hill.Photo from Khader and Soren, Carthage: Mosaic of Ancient Tunisia, p. 25Links to images of the Vatican VergilConviviumVatican Vergil, folio 100, verso:Aeneas tells Dido the story of his past (Aeneid, Books 2-3)Dido and Aeneas in caveVatican Vergil:Dido and Aeneas in t
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