Former Carthage
| The Oppressed Peoples of Former Carthage | |
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| Motto | Rebirth from the ashes |
| Anthem | None |
| Official Language(s) | de facto: Punic |
| Capital Cities | None (Formerly Carthage) |
| Government | Various small refugee camps |
| Population | 14,000,000 |
| Establishment - Foundation of Carthage - Destruction of Carthage |
- 814 BCE - 146 BCE |
| Area - Area - % water |
- 158,741 km² - 3.7% |
| National Colors - Primary - Secondary - Tertiary |
- Carthage Red (Hex: #EE0011) - Amber (Hex: #FFBF00) - Black (Hex: #000000) |
| National animal - English name |
Gazella sablicus - Burnt gazelle |
| GDP - Total (USD) - Per Capita (USD) |
- $31,178,466,708 - $3,897 |
| Currency - Exchange rate |
Amber aureus - 1 amber aureus = $0.23 |
| Time Zone | CET (UTC +1) |
| Tech Level | Past (2nd century CE) |
| Naval Craft Classification | None |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | \ˈfȯr-mər\\ˈkär-thij\ |
| Internet TLD |
None |
| Calling Code | None |
| Stats: NS NSEconomy NSTracker Sunset XML | |
The Nomadic Peoples of Former Carthage are a scattered collective of Carthaginian refugees scattered across North Africa. The government, as little of one as there is, follows a policy of Iron Fist Socialism.
Contents
History
Carthaginian Empire
Carthage was founded in 814 BCE by Queen Dido of Tyre. Carthage quickly expanded to become the dominant naval power in the region. Carthage had the finest ships in the Western hemisphere and, due to their extensive navy, a monopoly on several entire resources, including tin (And by extension, bronze) and some dyes. At it's height, the Carthaginian Empire stretched across northern Africa, southern Spain, Corsica, Sardinia, the Balearic Islands, western Sicily and part of Crete.
Carthage would frequently come into conflict with another Mediterranean power, the Roman Empire, culminating in three wars, the Punic Wars. Following the Second Punic War, Carthage was forced to sign a treaty with Rome which forbade Carthaginian military action without prior Roman consent. Due to a misinterpretation over the actual meaning of the treaty, conflict arose after Carthage invaded Numidia. Rome demanded Carthage hand over hundreds of child hostages, all of Carthage's weapons and armor and would evacuate the city of Carthage and allow Rome to burn it to the ground. Carthage refused, causing a three year-long seige which ended in the destruction of Carthage. Approximately 90% of Carthaginians were killed, the rest were brought into slavery, or so Rome assumed. What Rome did not know was that Carthage had, during the prior few weeks, been conducting a large scale civilian evacuation through a series of tunnels built under Carthage. These refugees would escape to the north Sahara and form the new nation of Former Carthage.
The Oppressed Peoples of Former Carthage
News did not take long to reach Rome. Once word of Carthaginian refugees reached Roman ears, a small scale military effort was begun to enslave or slaughter the refugees. The refugees, escaping into the Sahara Desert, were able to avoid any major entanglements with the Roman legion. The Roman army suffered from low morale, a lack of supplies and deaths due to environmental causes, primarily exhaustion and heat stroke. After four months of sporadic small scale fighting, Carthage won an unintended war of attrition and the Romans retreated with the remaining 3,000 legionaries (Approximately 62.5% of the initial force) while Carthage had suffered negligible casualties.
The Nomadic Peoples of Former Carthage
Carthage was then able to recuperate, unmolested, for the time being. Despite this inspiring victory over Rome though, Carthage still remained without a military and in disunity. Several Berber tribes, looking to take advantage of Carthage's weakness, began praying on the scattered peoples of the nation. As a result, small warlord clans developed to protect the Carthaginians. After this development, small-scale Berber attacks ceased. Carthage then entered a warring states period, where scores of small Carthaginian factions commenced a civil war until finally four prominent chieftains remained - Hanno the Red, Itzal the Basque, Kanmi of Tyre and Gaius Gnaeus.
