After the Punic wars and Carthage fell, its nearby rival Utica was made the capitol of the region and the leading center of Punic trade and leadership. Roman Empire was forced to rebuilt Carthage for the harbor was useless because of the accumulated silt from the grain cultivation in the Tunisian mountains that eroded the river. The fall of Carthage opened up a trading sea route as it is in the outlet of the Majardah river,Tunisia's only river which flowed all year long.
They cast themselves as Carpetbagger’s
<span>Let’s
start with the Cardinal first. Richelieu was a talented statesman and
politician, and as Chief Minister of the king (Louis XIII at that time) he
consolidated royal power at the expense of the nobles, and made France a strong
centralized state. The King Louis XIV, basically, followed the Cardinal’s
footsteps and went further by housing most of them in the Versailles Palace. In
addition, the king used entertaining, impressing, and domesticating them with
extravagant luxury to keep a close eye and a heavy heel on the aristocracy.</span>
