Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Archaeological Site of Carthage' has mentioned 'Trade' in the following places:
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| Contents 1 Name 2 Topography, layout, and society 2.1 Overview 2.2 Layout 2.3 Society and local economy 3 Ancient history 3.1 Punic Republic 3.2 Roman Carthage 3.3 Islamic period 4 Modern history 4.1 Archaeological site 4.2 Commune 5 Trade and business 6 Constitution of state 7 Contemporary sources 8 In literature 9 References 9.1 Sources 10 External links | WIKI |
| The city's location made it master of the Mediterranean's maritime trade. | WIKI |
| Two large, artificial harbors were built within the city, one for harboring the city's massive navy of 220 warships and the other for mercantile trade. | WIKI |
| When Carthage fell, its nearby rival Utica, a Roman ally, was made capital of the region and replaced Carthage as the leading center of Punic trade and leadership. | WIKI |
| Trade and business[edit] | WIKI |
| The merchants of Carthage were in part heirs of the Mediterranean trade developed by Phoenicia, and so also heirs of the rivalry with Greek merchants. | WIKI |
| [106][107] Although Greek-made merchandise was generally considered superior in design, Carthage also produced trade goods in abundance. | WIKI |
| Trade routes of Phoenicia (Byblos, Sidon, Tyre) & Carthage | WIKI |
| Such family-run businesses might perform a variety of tasks: own and maintain the ships, providing the captain and crew; do the negotiations overseas, either by barter or buying and selling, of their own manufactured commodities and trade goods, and native products (metals, foodstuffs, etc.) | WIKI |
| to carry and trade elsewhere; and send their agents to stay at distant outposts in order to make lasting local contacts, and later to establish a warehouse of shipped goods for exchange, and eventually perhaps a settlement. | WIKI |
| [112] Stxc3xa9phane Gsell, the well-regarded French historian of ancient North Africa, summarized the major principles guiding the civic rulers of Carthage with regard to its policies for trade and commerce: | WIKI |
| to open and maintain markets for its merchants, whether by entering into direct contact with foreign peoples using either treaty negotiations or naval power, or by providing security for isolated trading stations the reservation of markets exclusively for the merchants of Carthage, or where competition could not be eliminated, to regulate trade by state-sponsored agreements with its commercial rivals suppression of piracy, and promotion of Carthage's ability to freely navigate the seas[113] | WIKI |
| Both the Phoenicians and the Cathaginians were well known in antiquity for their secrecy in general, and especially pertaining to commercial contacts and trade routes. | WIKI |
| Additionally, the reform included a restructuring of the city's revenues, and the fostering of trade and agriculture. | WIKI |