Vincent Poon :: Carthage
 
Carthage was the centre of the Carthaginian civilization founded by the Phoenicians in 8th century BC. After 3 Punic Wars, Carthage was finally destroyed and occupied by the Romans. Nowadays it is not hard to find these Roman ruins around the place. In fact there were so many which we could only afford to see a selective few, and amongst them the Antonine Baths was definitely the best!
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Winston Churchill once gave a speech to the British Army here too
Having failed to get a taxi we decided to walk all the way to the Punic ports... it definitely was quite a scenic walk
The street sign here was made up of mosaics
As we walked along the Rue Septime Severe, we saw some buildings had mosaic paintings on the wall
Winston Churchill once gave a speech to the British Army here too
Having failed to get a taxi we decided to walk all the way to the Punic ports... it definitely was quite a scenic walk
The street sign here was made up of mosaics
As we walked along the Rue Septime Severe, we saw some buildings had mosaic paintings on the wall
On the way we passed by this Magon quarter. Here, excavations have uncovered a small area of Roman workshops.
We continued our journey. This area was completely covered by large trees, we felt we were inside a tunnel of trees
We finally arrived the punic ports. If you see from above you will see it is a strip of circular land in the middle of a circular bay, where a naval base was constructed to shield its ships
You sure need some imagination to visualize the pride of the Punic fleet in this pond which could once accomodate 220 vessels
On the way we passed by this Magon quarter. Here, excavations have uncovered a small area of Roman workshops.
We continued our journey. This area was completely covered by large trees, we felt we were inside a tunnel of trees
We finally arrived the punic ports. If you see from above you will see it is a strip of circular land in the middle of a circular bay, where a naval base was constructed to shield its ships
You sure need some imagination to visualize the pride of the Punic fleet in this pond which could once accomodate 220 vessels
If you walk around to the other side you could see the Byrsa Hill and the Cathedral of St. Louis
An artist view of the Punic Port and Byrsa Hill
We left Carthage by the Carthage Byrsa TGM station. Next to it was a local high school called 'Lycee Carthage Byrsa' (judging by the students I believe it is a private school)
If you walk around to the other side you could see the Byrsa Hill and the Cathedral of St. Louis

An artist view of the Punic Port and Byrsa Hill
We left Carthage by the Carthage Byrsa TGM station. Next to it was a local high school called 'Lycee Carthage Byrsa' (judging by the students I believe it is a private school)
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