Tunisia history is witness to the development of the Carthaginian Empire. The main city was Carthage which was discovered by the Phoenician traders in 814 B.C. North Africa, Iberian Peninsula, Sicily and Sardinia were dominated by the Carthaginian Empire. But due to the growth of the Roman Empire problem started growing for the Carthaginian.
Tunisian history speaks about the pacts between the Romans and the Carthage but Romans had a secret plan to overthrow the Carthaginian Empire. There were fearful battles between the Romans and the Carthage which are famous as the Punic wars in the history of Tunisia. The Romans defeated the Carthage .The Scipio's army defeated the city of Carthage.
Carthaginian territory came to be known as the "Africa Vetus".The Romans started to trade wool and wheat.
Roman power began to diminish by the end of the fifth century. The Vandals came to power. Tunisia was under the Vandal domination for nearly a century and again Rome re captured it. In the 7th century the Tunisia was conquered by the Arabs. Islam came to this region at this very period.
There were successive rulers who ruled the region. Aghlabites, Fatimids and Zeirids were some of the ruling dynasties. al-Kaiouan was made the capital .Tunisia was ruled by the Sicilian Normans and Spanish for some time.
Tunisia history has seen many ups and downs.
