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The most famous mythical figure in Carthage's past was Dido. The first book of the Aeneid tells how she, fleeing from her evil brother Pygmalion, arrived at the site of Carthage and founded the city by buying as much land as could be surrounded by a buffalo hide. By ingeniously cutting the hide into thin strips and laying them end to end, she was able to demarcate enough land to build the citadel of Byrsa, which got its name from the Greek word for 'hide'. Queen Dido offered hospitality to Aeneas and his weary band of Trojan refugees, and offered them a permanent home. Through the machinations of the goddesses Juno and Venus, Dido fell in love with Aeneas. But after a passionate liaison, Aeneas and his men stole away (under divine orders!), leaving the bitter queen to commit suicide after uttering a curse on Aeneas and his descendants that would plague relations between the two nations ever after (see the events section above).
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T[H]e metropolis of Carthage was not the Phoenicians' first colony, but it grew to be the largest and most famous. Created in 814 BC, it was called Kart-hadasht which meant "new city", to distinguish it from the older Phoenician outpost of Utica nearby on the coast of North Africa. The arrival of Carthage ushered in a new era of growth among the Phoenician colonies.
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Carthage's economy began as an extension of that of its parent city, Tyre. Its massive merchant fleet traversed the trade routes mapped out by Tyre, and Carthage inherited from Tyre the art of making the extremely valuable dye Tyrian Purple. It was one of the most highly-valued commodities in the ancient Mediterranean, being worth fifteen to twenty times its weight in gold. High Roman officials could only afford togas with a small stripe of it. Carthage ... produced a less-valuable crimson pigment from the cochineal.
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Founded in 1842, Carthage prospered before the Civil War but was destroyed by the guerrilla warfare that raged in this area. With the opportunity to rebuild after the war, the town again prospered and attracted many eager investors and entrepreneurs. By the end of the nineteenth century, Carthage had more millionaires per capita than any other city in the United States. Mining was the source of much of this wealth. Rich deposits of lead and zinc were discovered to the west and an electric streetcar line that ran from Carthage to the mine fields made it possible for the mine owners to build fine homes in Carthage and ride to work on the streetcar. Huge deposits of gray marble at the north edge of Carthage provided another source of wealth.
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Carthage was built on a promontory with inlets to the sea to the north and south. The city's location made it master of the Mediterranean's maritime trade. All ships crossing the sea had to pass between Sicily and the coast of Tunisia, where Carthage was built, affording it great power and influence.
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Carthage, the seat of Moore County, is prominently situated amid beautiful tree-lined streets and picturesque homes.The National Historic District of Carthage boasts some fifty historical homes and buildings. The city is near the PGA golf resort and only about 42 miles northwest of Fayetteville and 90 miles east of Charlotte.
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