Bronze and Iron AgesGovernment & Law Carthage founded c. 814 BCENotable Phoenician colonists found Carthage, later Rome's great rival. ▲ MattersSaveShareTrace roots Longest chain: Egyptian hieroglyphs → The alphabet → Phoenician alphabet → Carthage founded Community notesLoading notes… Learn more ranked by votesBookRichard MilesCarthage Must Be Destroyed ↗Editor's pickVideoSearch on YouTubefounding of Carthage Phoenicians ↗Editor's pick