carthage was an ancient city state on north african coast in present day tunisia.
an ancient city state on north african coast in present day tunisia?
carthage
phoenician traders arrived on the north african coast around 900 bc and established carthage (in present-day tunisia) around 800 bce. by the 6th century bce, a punic presence existed at tipasa (east of cherchell in algeria). from their principal center of power at carthage, the carthaginians expanded and established small settlements (called emporia in greek) along the north african coast; these settlements eventually served as market towns as well as anchorages. hippo regius (modern annaba) and rusicade (modern skikda) are among the towns of carthaginian origin on the coast of present-day algeria.
north africa during antiquity
the ayyubid dynasty ( '; ') was a muslim dynasty of kurdish origins founded by saladin and centred in egypt. the dynasty ruled large parts of the middle east during the 12th and 13th centuries. saladin had risen to vizier of fatimid egypt in 1169, before abolishing the fatimids in 1171. three years later, he was proclaimed sultan following the death of his former master, the zengid ruler nur al-din. for the next decade, the ayyubids launched conquests throughout the region and by 1183, their domains encompassed egypt, syria, upper mesopotamia, the hejaz, yemen and the north african coast up to the borders of modern-day tunisia. most of the crusader states including the kingdom of jerusalem fell to saladin after his victory at the battle of hattin in 1187. however, the crusaders regained control of palestine's coastline in the 1190s.
ayyubid dynasty