Carthago Nova

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Carthago Nova was a major ancient Carthaginian and later Roman port city in southeastern Iberia, known today as Cartagena in Spain.

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Label Occurrences
Carthago Nova canonical 11
Karthago Nea 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Carthaginian colony
Roman colonia
ancient city
capturedDuring Second Punic War
capturedInYear 209 BCE
foundedAroundYear c. 228 BCE
foundedAs Qart Hadasht
foundedBy Carthaginians
Hasdrubal the Fair
foundedInCentury 3rd century BCE
hadStatus important naval base for Rome in western Mediterranean
hasGeographicFeature deep natural harbor
surrounding hills
hasGreekName Karthago Nea
linked to: Carthago Nova
hasLatinName Carthago Nova
hasModernArchaeologicalSite Punico-Roman remains in Cartagena
Roman Theatre of Cartagena
hasOriginalName Qart Hadasht
knownFor lead mines
silver mines
strategic harbor
languageUsed Latin
Punic
laterRegionInAntiquity Hispania Carthaginensis
linked to: Hispania Citerior
locatedIn Hispania
linked to: Hispania (probable)

southeastern Iberia
locatedInPresentDay Cartagena
linked to: Cartagena, Spain

Region of Murcia
linked to: Province of Murcia
locatedInPresentDayCountry Spain
mentionedBy Livy
Polybius
modernSuccessor Cartagena
linked to: Cartagena, Spain
partOf Carthaginian Empire
Roman Empire
Roman Republic
regionInAntiquity Hispania Citerior
religionPracticed Punic religion
Roman religion
renamedAs Carthago Nova
renamedBy Romans
servedAs commercial center
major port city
mining center
naval base
wasCapitalOf Carthaginian territories in Iberia
wasCapturedBy Publius Cornelius Scipio
Romans
wasColoniaIn Roman period
wasMunicipiumIn Roman period

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Qart Hadasht laterKnownAs Carthago Nova
Qart Hadasht successorName Carthago Nova
Majorian fleetDestroyedAt Carthago Nova
Cartagena, Spain ancientName Carthago Nova
Roman Spain majorCity Carthago Nova
Carthago Nova hasLatinName Carthago Nova
Carthago Nova hasGreekName Karthago Nea
linked to: Carthago Nova
Carthago Nova renamedAs Carthago Nova
Barcid family governedCity Carthago Nova
Florentina of Cartagena placeOfBirth Carthago Nova