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Carthage Punic Port and Museum
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- Name
- Carthage Punic Port and Museum
- Continent
- AFRICA
- Alt Name:
- Port Militaire de Carthage
- Country:
- Tunisia
- Period:
- Carthage
- Sub-Region:
- Northern Africa
- Date:
- 300BC - 201BC
- City/Town:
- Carthage
- Figure:
- -
- Resorts:
- Tunis,
- Related:
- Byrsa Hill, The Magon Quarter,
Carthage National Museum,
about Carthage Punic Port and Museum
The Carthage Punic Port and Punic Port Museum can be found in the area of the ancient Carthaginian harbour near modern day Tunis.
This ancient superpower built its reputation on its mastery of the seas and the ancient Port of Carthage would have once help over two hundred of the most powerful warships of the time.
Originally destroyed after the Roman capture of the city in 146BC, it was later revives by the Romans themselves to serve the growing commercial needs of the now-Roman city of Carthage.
Today there are a handful of remains and ruins on the site as well as the small Punic Port Museum which has a number of models reconstruction what the Punic Port would have looked like in its prime.
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Directions:
The Carthage Punic Port and Museum can be found near the coast on the Ilot de l'amirauté, south-east of the Carthage Byrsa TGM station.
Ticket Information:
Most sites within the Carthage Archaeological site are open daily from 8.30am to 5pm (7pm May to mid-Sept). Admission to the Punic Port Museum costs around TD7.
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