entity · trad_carthage_814_foundation
Traditional foundation of Carthage in 814/813 BCE
A Classical chronological tradition assigning Carthage a foundation in 814 or 813 BCE.
Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
814 BCE–813 BCE
Precision: approximate
- informs · provides source criticism
Early Carthage: from its foundation to the battle of Himera (ca. 814–480 BCE) — Dridi, Hédi (2019)Provides the literary and archaeological distinction.
Locator: pp. 140–154; foundation tradition and evidence review
Research description
The tradition is historically important but is not treated as a precise archaeological date. The earliest excavated radiocarbon horizon is recorded independently, and agreement or disagreement between the two remains a scholarly question.
Evidence and sources
- informs · provides source criticism
Early Carthage: from its foundation to the battle of Himera (ca. 814–480 BCE) — Dridi, Hédi (2019)Provides the literary and archaeological distinction.
Locator: pp. 140–154; foundation tradition and evidence review