During the second and third centuries BC Carthage came to blows with Rome, one of the other great powers of the Mediterranean, in the infamous Punic Wars. Despite successful battles waged by Hannibal, the Punic general who had lead his army, backed by elephants over the Alps into Italy, Carthage suffered in the last war, when the city was destroyed by the Romans,and its people sold into slavery.
The Romans colonized most of Tunisia,building magnificent towns,such as Dougga and Sbeitla along the way.
In AD 436 Tunisia was invaded by the Spanish Vandals,who ruled until the Arabs arrived in AD 670 and spread their power across North Africa.The Arabs were later followed by the Ottoman Turks and then the French in the 19th century.Tunisia was granted independence from the French on 20th March 1956 and Habib Bourguiba became Tunisia’s first President. |
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