Carthage

This book traces the formation of the archaeological site of Carthage and how it re-emerged in the minds of European antiquarians and travellers in the early modern world.

One of the oldest cities in the Mediterranean, founded in legend by Queen Dido, it dominated the central Mediterranean until its fall, was reborn as a Roman city, and became a Christian centre.

From 17th-century explorers' amazement at its ruins to controversial 19th- and 20th-century excavations, it details the personalities and efforts that revived Carthage's story through scientific archaeology.