The most famous Phoenician colony (in North Africa).

The most famous Phoenician colony is Carthage, a city in North Africa. Carthage owned territory in North Africa, Spain. He led a long struggle for Sicily. Carthage flourished until its interests clashed with the Romans in the eastern Mediterranean. The Punic Wars began. At first, luck favored Carthage. The great Carthaginian general Hannibal invaded Italy with an army and defeated the Romans at Cannes, but then Carthage began to suffer defeat after defeat. As a result, the Romans captured Carthage and destroyed it.