acropolis of Carthage

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The acropolis of Carthage was the fortified citadel and religious-political center of ancient Carthage, located on the prominent Byrsa Hill overlooking the city and its harbor.

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acropolis of Carthage canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf acropolis ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
fortified citadel ⓘ
political center ⓘ
religious center ⓘ
associatedWith Byrsa ⓘ
linked to: Byrsa Hill
capturedBy Roman Republic ⓘ
capturedInYear 146 BC ⓘ
country Tunisia ⓘ
culture Punic civilization ⓘ
destroyedInEvent Third Punic War ⓘ
elevationFeature prominent hill ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalRemains Roman-period buildings ⓘ
foundations of Punic structures ⓘ
hasFunction citadel ⓘ
sanctuary complex ⓘ
heritageStatus part of Archaeological Site of Carthage ⓘ
historicalPeriod Hellenistic period ⓘ
Punic period ⓘ
linked to: Punic Wars

Roman period ⓘ
laterUse Byzantine fortifications ⓘ
Roman forum site ⓘ
Roman temple precinct ⓘ
locatedIn Carthage ⓘ
locatedNear modern city of Tunis ⓘ
locatedOn Byrsa Hill ⓘ
materialEvidence Punic walls ⓘ
defensive works ⓘ
religious buildings ⓘ
overlooks city of Carthage ⓘ
linked to: Carthage

harbor of Carthage ⓘ
partOf ancient Carthage ⓘ
linked to: Carthage
politicalSignificance seat of Carthaginian elite ⓘ
symbol of Carthaginian power ⓘ
presentDayCondition ruins ⓘ
region North Africa ⓘ
religiousSignificance center of major Punic cults ⓘ
strategicImportance dominated approaches to Carthaginian harbor ⓘ
served as last defensive stronghold of Carthage ⓘ
topographicalRole highest point of urban Carthage ⓘ
tourism visited by tourists and researchers ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1979 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId 37 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite yes ⓘ
usedFor military defense ⓘ
political activities ⓘ
religious activities ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Byrsa Hill → function → acropolis of Carthage ⓘ