The reenactment of the Battle for Qart-Hadasht from the Second Punic War (218–208 BCE) is one of the highlights of the Fiestas de Carthagineses y Romanos (Festival of Carthaginians and Romans) that take place in Cartagena, Murcia, in the second half of September. The festivities put the Spanish city in full party mode, as it celebrates its historic roots.Cartagena, Spain, was a Punic town (Carthago Nova - New Carthage) founded in the third century B.C.E. The ten-day festival begins on the third Friday in September (this year the 15th).
For earlier posts on the festival, as well as on the history and archaeology of the city, see here and links. More recent posts on the archaeology of Cartagena are here and here.
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