Carthage

General view of the Roman cisterns (known on French as Citernes de la Malga) in Carthage, Tunisia, pictured on January 27, 2008, in the morning. Carthage was founded in 814 BC by the Phoenicians who fought three Punic Wars against the Romans over this immensely important Mediterranean harbour. The Romans finally conquered the city in 146 BC. Subsequently it was conquered by the Vandals and the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage. The 24 large Roman cisterns where supplied with water from the Roman aqueduct, built in the 2nd century by the emperor Hadrian. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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13448519

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45390784

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4992px x 3077px (3.6MB)

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Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen