Carthage (Latin: Carthago or Karthago) was the capital city of Ancient Carthage, and is currently an archaeological site near Tunis, Tunisia.
Carthage or Carthago may also refer to:
Places
editUnited States
edit- Carthage, Arkansas
- Carthage, California, a.k.a. Cartago, California
- Carthage, Illinois
- Carthage, Indiana
- Carthage, Maine
- Carthage, Mississippi
- Carthage, Missouri
- Carthage, New York
- Carthage, North Carolina
- Carthage, Ohio (disambiguation), multiple places
- Carthage, South Dakota
- Carthage, Tennessee
- Carthage, Texas
- Carthage Lake, Illinois
- South Carthage, Tennessee
- West Carthage, New York
Elsewhere
edit- Carthage (episcopal see), the city restored to importance by Julius Caesar and Augustus
- Carthage, Ontario, Canada
- Carthago, Sudan
- Tunis–Carthage International Airport, in Tunis, Tunisia
People
edit- Five Martyrs of Carthage, Felix of Thibiuca, Audactus, Fortunatus, Januarius, and Septimus, all martyred during the Great Persecution under the Roman emperor Diocletian
- Saint Carthage the Elder, also known as Carthach
- Saint Carthage the Younger, also known as Carthage of Lismore or Mochuda ("My Carthage")
Arts, entertainment, and media
edit- Carthage, novel by Ross Leckie
- Carthage, novel by Joyce Carol Oates
- Carthage, a portion of fictional virtual world in television animation series Code Lyoko
Military
editAt Carthage in North Africa
edit- Battle of Carthage (c. 149 BC) (Punic), Carthaginians vs. Romans
- Battle of Carthage (238), in civil war among Romans
- Battle of Carthage (533), a.k.a. Battle of Ad Decimum, Vandals vs. Byzantines
- Battle of Carthage (698), Byzantines vs. Arabs
Other engagements
edit- Battle of Carthage (1861), in American Civil War
- Operation Carthage (1945), air raid on Copenhagen
Other uses
edit- Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin
- Carthage Jail, in Illinois where Joseph Smith, Jr. was murdered
- Councils of Carthage, theological events in between 251 and 525 CE