<P> At the beginning of recorded history , Tunisia was inhabited by Berber tribes . Its coast was settled by Phoenicians starting as early as the 12th century BC ( Bizerte , Utica ) . The city of Carthage was founded in the 9th century BC by Phoenicians . Legend says that Dido from Tyre , now in modern - day Lebanon , founded the city in 814 BC , as retold by the Greek writer Timaeus of Tauromenium . The settlers of Carthage brought their culture and religion from the Phoenicians . </P>
<P> At the beginning of recorded history , Tunisia was inhabited by Berber tribes . Its coast was settled by Phoenicians starting as early as the 12th century BC ( Bizerte , Utica ) . The city of Carthage was founded in the 9th century BC by Phoenicians . Legend says that Dido from Tyre , now in modern - day Lebanon , founded the city in 814 BC , as retold by the Greek writer Timaeus of Tauromenium . The settlers of Carthage brought their culture and religion from the Phoenicians . </P>
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
Carthage