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Alcántara is an ancient town located in the province of Cáceres, in the Extremadura region of western Spain. The town is known for its historical significance and is particularly famous for the Roman bridge that spans the Tagus River, known as the Alcántara Bridge. According to Bucke, this Spanish town was built by the Moors, who gave it the name it bears; which, in the Moorish language, signifies a bridge; and this bridge shows that the original city belonged to the Romans in the time of Trajan; for on one of the arches is this inscription: —    IMP. CAESARI, D. NERVAE, F. NERVAE. TRAIANO. AVG. GERM. DACICO. PONT. MAX. TRIB. POTEST. VIII. IMP. VI. COS. V. P.P.   The Alcántara Bridge, also known as the Puente de Alcántara, is a Roman bridge that dates back to the 2nd century AD.  The Romans built many important bridges in the provinces, notably in Spain – and none more majestic than the Alcantara (Arabic for ‘The Bridge’) Bridge over the Tagus River, with six spans r...

The history of Carthage is a rich and complex narrative spanning over seven centuries. It encompasses the city's rise as a dominant maritime power, its extensive trade networks, its conflicts with Rome, and its ultimate destruction. Phoenician settlers from Tyre, a city in modern-day Lebanon, founded Carthage around 814 BCE. According to legend, the city was established by Queen Dido (or Elissa) after fleeing from her brother, the king of Tyre. The city's location on the northeastern coast of modern-day Tunisia provided a strategic position for trade and defense. Carthage quickly grew into a major commercial hub due to its strategic position in the Mediterranean. The city-controlled trade routes and established colonies and trading posts across the western Mediterranean, including in Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, and parts of Spain and North Africa. Carthage was a republic with a complex political system. It was ruled by a council of elders (the Senate) and two chief magistrates k...