I live in Carthage‚ for four years now and it has been an adjustment. With complete honesty‚ I felt a bit of a culture shock when moving into a neighborhood that is primarily Hispanic. By estimation‚ my neighborhood is at least 80% Hispanic and I have grown to love it. The most noticeable aspect of my Hispanic neighborhood is the number of people living in each home. The U.S. Census Board identifies Hispanic homes in Carthage as having approximately four people in residence in the home. (United
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The government in Carthage was similar to that of Rome because they had two chief magistrates and a council of elders simply called “the hundred”. In Carthage‚ there was also an assembly where citizens could express their demands and concerns (Morley‚ 1901). Some of these aspects of government were very similar to the form of government in Rome where a group of elders advised those in office‚ and the Senate. In reality however‚ Carthage was different because despite these official government positions
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The Punic Wars were fought between Rome and Carthage. The wars lasted over one hundred years starting in 264 B.C. and ending in 146 B.C. At the start of the war‚ Rome was the dominant power in the Italian Peninsula and Carthage was a wealthy and advanced city with the most powerful navy in the world. Rome ended up winning the wars and for this reason Rome became the most powerful force in the Mediterranean. The course of Rome becoming the most powerful force in the Mediterranean takes place over
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The history of Roman expansion can be broken down into three stages. Those stages were expanding to the Italian Peninsula‚ Carthage‚ and the expansion of the Hellenistic Empires. In the beginning stage of Roman expansion‚ Rome was simply considered just one city-state. During that time period Rome was able to form treaty with other city states and this formed what was known as
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conflicts with effective strategies. One of their biggest threats was Carthage. At the time‚ Carthage was very powerful. The battle between the two turned into wars called the Punic Wars. Carthage asked other cities to join them to fight Rome. However‚ most did not. Rome used a method of chasing Carthage rather than attacking them head on. After awhile‚ Carthage’s army decreased dramatically. Eventually‚ Carthage and Rome fought and Carthage lost due to the fact that their general Hannibal used untrained
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Hannibal Barca was born in 247 B.C. in the city of Carthage‚ which was located in modern Tunis‚ or the northern tip of Africa. His father‚ Hamilcar Barca‚ was a great Carthaginian general of the army who fought in the First Punic War between Rome and Carthage‚ which the latter lost. At a very young age‚ Hamilcar made Hannibal promise "eternal hatred towards Rome" (Lendering‚ 1). At around age nine‚ Hannibal accompanied his father on an expedition to gain a hold in Spain. During this time was when
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Uruk and Carthage are cities which are both literally and symbolically important in their stories. Each city gives insight to the culture of the people living there. Uruk and Carthage not only hint at the culture of the people living within the cities but also are reflections of their respective rulers and each serve an important role in the lives of the protagonists. The structures of Uruk hint at what is important to the city. In Gilgamesh‚ Ururk is known for having a “massive wall...ramparts
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through. Christopher Marlowe’s works both “Dido‚ Queen of Carthage” and “The Passionate Shepard to His Love” along with Walter Ralegh’s poem “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepard” display such extremes as previously mentioned. Making promises and then possibly breaking them‚ only adds to the effect that the piece has on the reader by making the piece more relatable to the reader. Promise-making plays a big role in Marlowe’s “Dido‚ Queen of Carthage” because through making promises‚ and a little help from
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Augustinus was sent away to Carthage by his parents to get a better education. On November 13‚ 354 A.D‚ Aurelius Augustinus‚ also known as Saint Augustine‚ was born to Saint Monica‚ a Christian‚ and Patricius Aurelius‚ a pagan‚ in Thagaste‚ Numidia. As an adolescent‚ Augustine stole pears from his neighbor’s tree with the rough crowd. Soon after‚ his father fell ill and passed away. At the age of 17‚ through the generosity of his fellow citizens‚ Augustine went to Carthage to continue his education
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introduces is Dido‚ the queen of Carthage‚ in Book I of the Aeneid. Virgil provides evidence that Dido is a strong and powerful leader. "In her stride she seems the tallest‚ taller by a head than any At the door... Of the goddess’ shrine‚ under the temple dome‚ All hedged about with guards on her high throne‚ She took her seat.". This statement illustrates just how supreme and crucial she is. Virgil portrays Dido with a goddess type of image. Not only did she rule Carthage with a strong hold‚ but she
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