Carthage (disambiguation)
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Carthage
is the series of North African settlements since ancient times.
Carthage or Carthago may also refer to:
Other countries
Other engagements:
Carthage
Carthage , implying it was a 'new Tyre') is a major urban centre that has existed for nearly 3,000 years on the Gulf of Tunis, developing from a Phoenician colony of the 1st millennium BC...
is the series of North African settlements since ancient times.
Carthage or Carthago may also refer to:
Places
United States- Carthage, ArkansasCarthage, ArkansasCarthage is a city in Dallas County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 442 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Carthage is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
- Carthage, CaliforniaCarthage, CaliforniaCarthage is a former settlement in Inyo County, California.It was located north-northwest of Olancha.Nearby Cartago, California was named after it, in Spanish for Carthage....
- Carthage, California, a.k.a. Cartago, CaliforniaCartago, CaliforniaCartago is a census-designated place in Inyo County, California, United States. Cartago is located on the west side of Owens Lake north-northwest of Olancha, at an elevation of 3629 feet...
- Carthage, IllinoisCarthage, IllinoisCarthage is a city in Hancock County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,725 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hancock County. Carthage is most famous for being the site of the murder of Joseph Smith in 1844.- History :...
- Carthage, IndianaCarthage, IndianaCarthage is a town in Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana, along the Big Blue River. The population was 928 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Carthage is located at ....
- Carthage, MaineCarthage, MaineCarthage is a town in Franklin County, Maine, United States. The population was 520 at the 2000 census.-History:First known as Plantation No. 4, Abbott's Purchase, it was part of a large tract of land bought in 1815 by Jacob Abbott of Wilton, New Hampshire from Jonathan Phillips of Boston, who had...
- Carthage, MississippiCarthage, MississippiCarthage is a city in Leake County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 4,637 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Leake County....
- Carthage, MissouriCarthage, MissouriCarthage is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 14,378 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Jasper County and is nicknamed "America's Maple Leaf City."...
- Carthage, New YorkCarthage, New YorkCarthage is a village located in the Town of Wilna in Jefferson County, New York. The population was 3,721 at the 2000 census. The village is named after the historic Carthage in North Africa....
- Carthage, North CarolinaCarthage, North CarolinaCarthage is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,871 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Moore County.-Geography:Carthage is located at ....
- Carthage, Ohio (disambiguation), multiple places
- Carthage, South DakotaCarthage, South DakotaCarthage is a city in Miner County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 144 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Carthage is located at ....
- Carthage, TennesseeCarthage, TennesseeCarthage is a town in Smith County, Tennessee, United States, and is part of the Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,251 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Smith County, and perhaps best known as the hometown of former Vice President Al Gore, and his father,...
- Carthage, TexasCarthage, TexasCarthage is a city in Panola County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,664 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Panola County, and is situated in East Texas near the Louisiana state line.-Geography:...
Other countries
- Carthage, OntarioCarthage, OntarioCarthage is a community in the Township of Perth East, Perth County, Ontario, Canada. It lies north of Milverton on Perth County Road 119 at 83rd Line. Tralee is the nearest community, north, Burns is south, and Hesson is east. Smith Creek passes through the community....
, Canada - Carthago, Sudan
People
- Saint Carthage the ElderCarthage the ElderSaint Carthage the Elder was an Irish bishop and abbot in the sixth century. His feast day is March 5.The saint is mainly known as the tutor and fosterer of his greater namesake, Saint Carthage of Lismore, also known as Saint Mochuda. Carthage was of the Eóganacht Chaisil and son, or, more...
(a.k.a. Carthach) - Saint Carthage the Younger, a.k.a. Mochuda (or "... of Lismore")
Military
At Carthage in North Africa:- Battle of Carthage (c. 149 BC), (Punic) Carthaginians vs. Romans
- Battle of Carthage (238)Battle of Carthage (238)The Battle of Carthage was fought in 238 between a Roman army loyal to Emperor Maximinus Thrax and the forces of Emperors Gordian I and Gordian II....
, in civil war among Romans - Battle of Carthage (533), a.k.a. Battle of Ad DecimumBattle of Ad DecimumThe Battle of Ad Decimum took place on September 13, 533 between the armies of the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, and the Eastern Roman Empire , under the command of general Belisarius. This event and events in the following year are sometimes jointly referred to as the Battle of Carthage, one...
, Vandals vs. Byzantines - Battle of Carthage (698)Battle of Carthage (698)The Battle of Carthage was fought in 698 AD between a Byzantine expeditionary force and the armies of the Umayyad Caliphate. Having lost Carthage to the Muslims, Emperor Leontius sent the navy under the command of John the Patrician and the droungarios Tiberius Apsimarus. They entered the harbor...
, Byzantines vs. Arabs
Other engagements:
- Battle of Carthage (1861)Battle of Carthage (1861)-References:* Lee, Guy Carlton, and Francis Newtun Thorpe, editors. The History of North America. Philadelphia: George Barrie and Sons, 1905.* Monhegan, Jay. Civil War on the Western Border: 1854-1865. Boston: Little, Brown, 1956.*...
, in American Civil War - Operation CarthageOperation CarthageOperation Carthage, on 21 March 1945, was a controversial British air raid on Copenhagen, Denmark, during the Second World War. The target of the raid was the Shellhus, Gestapo headquarters, in the city centre, a building that had been used for the storage of dossiers and the torture of Danish...
(1945), air raid on Copenhagen
Other
- Carthage, portion of fictional virtual world in television animation series Code Lyoko
See also
- Cartagena (disambiguation)
- Cartago (disambiguation)
- South Carthage, TennesseeSouth Carthage, TennesseeSouth Carthage is a town in Smith County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,302 at the 2000 census.-Geography:South Carthage is located at ....
- West Carthage, New YorkWest Carthage, New YorkWest Carthage is a village in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 2,102 at the 2000 census.The Village of West Carthage is in the Town of Champion. The village is the east town line, and is east of Watertown...
- Carthage CollegeCarthage CollegeCarthage College is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Situated in Kenosha, Wisconsin midway between Chicago, Illinois and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the campus is on the shore of Lake Michigan and is home to 2,500 full-time and 900 part-time...
in Kenosha, Wisconsin - Councils of CarthageCouncils of CarthageCouncils of Carthage, also referred to as Synods of Carthage were church synods held during the 3rd, 4th, and 5th centuries in the town of Carthage in Africa...
, theological events in early 1st millennium BC - Carthage JailCarthage JailCarthage Jail, located in Carthage, Illinois, was the location of the death of Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother Hyrum by a mob of approximately 150 men. Friends John Taylor and Willard Richards were also members of the incarcerated party, but were not...
, in Illinois where Joseph Smith Jr. was murdered - Ancient Carthage, the informal hegemony led by the city of Carthage
- Tunis-Carthage International AirportTunis-Carthage International AirportTunis–Carthage Airport is the international airport serving Tunis in Tunisia.The airport is named for the historic city of Carthage, located just north of the airport. It is the base of operations for four airlines: Tunisair, Nouvelair Tunisia, Tunisair Express and Tunisavia...
in Tunis, Tunisia