Territorial change of Ancient Carthage (Carthage)

“Ancient Carthage”(Carthage) — appears in this map’s data from 650 BC to 145 BC. Its territory was largest in 218 BC – 217 BC, at ≈ 454 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
650 BC – 631 BC≈ 3,728 km²
630 BC – 501 BC≈ 12 thousand km²
500 BC – 481 BC≈ 125 thousand km²
480 BC – 451 BC≈ 129 thousand km²
450 BC – 405 BC≈ 198 thousand km²
404 BC – 384 BC≈ 204 thousand km²
383 BC – 338 BC≈ 200 thousand km²
337 BC – 332 BC≈ 199 thousand km²
331 BC – 308 BC≈ 199 thousand km²
307 BC – 302 BC≈ 219 thousand km²
301 BC – 278 BC≈ 209 thousand km²
277 BC – 276 BC≈ 198 thousand km²
275 BC – 273 BC≈ 208 thousand km²
272 BC – 265 BC≈ 206 thousand km²
264 BC – 257 BC≈ 217 thousand km²
256 BC – 248 BC≈ 211 thousand km²
247 BC – 240 BC≈ 210 thousand km²
239 BC – 231 BC≈ 210 thousand km²
230 BC – 219 BC≈ 346 thousand km²
218 BC – 217 BC≈ 454 thousand km²
216 BC – 213 BC≈ 404 thousand km²
212 BC – 211 BC≈ 368 thousand km²
210 BC – 209 BC≈ 375 thousand km²
208 BC – 207 BC≈ 405 thousand km²
206 BC – 204 BC≈ 296 thousand km²
203 BC – 203 BC≈ 321 thousand km²
202 BC – 198 BC≈ 141 thousand km²
197 BC – 165 BC≈ 46 thousand km²
164 BC – 145 BC≈ 46 thousand km²
650 BC145 BC

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in 218 BC – 217 BC (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

FrameAreaRank
650 BC≈ 3,728 km²31 of 34
630 BC≈ 12 thousand km²21 of 32
615 BC≈ 12 thousand km²24 of 35
600 BC≈ 12 thousand km²22 of 49
550 BC≈ 12 thousand km²23 of 49
540 BC≈ 12 thousand km²22 of 48
530 BC≈ 12 thousand km²21 of 47
500 BC≈ 125 thousand km²8 of 45
480 BC≈ 129 thousand km²6 of 43
450 BC≈ 198 thousand km²6 of 34
404 BC≈ 204 thousand km²7 of 32
383 BC≈ 200 thousand km²8 of 34
366 BC≈ 200 thousand km²8 of 36
350 BC≈ 200 thousand km²8 of 35
337 BC≈ 199 thousand km²8 of 30
333 BC≈ 199 thousand km²9 of 31
331 BC≈ 199 thousand km²10 of 33
326 BC≈ 199 thousand km²10 of 33
323 BC≈ 199 thousand km²9 of 36
318 BC≈ 199 thousand km²9 of 36
315 BC≈ 199 thousand km²10 of 34
307 BC≈ 219 thousand km²12 of 37
301 BC≈ 209 thousand km²12 of 38
291 BC≈ 209 thousand km²12 of 40
284 BC≈ 209 thousand km²12 of 39
283 BC≈ 209 thousand km²12 of 39
281 BC≈ 209 thousand km²11 of 39
279 BC≈ 209 thousand km²11 of 43
277 BC≈ 198 thousand km²11 of 43
275 BC≈ 208 thousand km²11 of 43
272 BC≈ 206 thousand km²11 of 44
271 BC≈ 206 thousand km²11 of 45
264 BC≈ 217 thousand km²11 of 45
256 BC≈ 211 thousand km²11 of 44
247 BC≈ 210 thousand km²12 of 43
239 BC≈ 210 thousand km²13 of 45
230 BC≈ 346 thousand km²10 of 43
225 BC≈ 346 thousand km²11 of 43
223 BC≈ 346 thousand km²9 of 41
222 BC≈ 346 thousand km²9 of 39
218 BC≈ 454 thousand km²8 of 38
216 BC≈ 404 thousand km²8 of 38
212 BC≈ 368 thousand km²8 of 39
210 BC≈ 375 thousand km²8 of 38
208 BC≈ 405 thousand km²9 of 46
206 BC≈ 296 thousand km²13 of 56
203 BC≈ 321 thousand km²14 of 40
202 BC≈ 141 thousand km²16 of 39
197 BC≈ 46 thousand km²29 of 43
188 BC≈ 46 thousand km²32 of 44
170 BC≈ 46 thousand km²29 of 43
164 BC≈ 46 thousand km²29 of 40

Its highest rank was in 450 BC: number 34 of 6.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 11 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
202 BClostRoman Republic≈ 180 thousand km²
203 BCgainedRoman Republic≈ 165 thousand km²
203 BClostRoman Republic≈ 139 thousand km²
216 BCgainedRoman Republic≈ 68 thousand km²
212 BClostRoman Republic≈ 57 thousand km²
144 BClostRoman Republic≈ 46 thousand km²
206 BClostRoman Republic≈ 46 thousand km²
212 BCgainedRoman Republic≈ 44 thousand km²
230 BClostRoman Republic≈ 38 thousand km²
208 BClostRoman Republic≈ 26 thousand km²
500 BCgainedPhoenicia≈ 22 thousand km²

Preceded and succeeded by

Succeeded by: Africa

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

Ancient Carthage ( KAR-thij; Punic: 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤟𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕, lit. 'New City') was an ancient civilization based in North Africa. It grew from a small settlement in present-day Tunisia into the Carthaginian Empire, a major power that dominated the western half of the Mediterranean Sea.

Wikipedia (English) “Ancient Carthage”, introduction (first sentences) · text under CC BY-SA 4.0 · read more on Wikipedia

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