Lixus in 431 B.C.

Lixus — Phoenician Subject Colony of Carthage · 431 B.C..

Interactive map of Lixus — a Phoenician subject colony under Carthaginian hegemony in 431 B.C. On the Atlantic coast of modern Morocco. Founded by Tyre around 1100 B.C., Lixus was the gateway to the Atlantic trade routes — including the legendary voyages south along the African coast. Explore the map of Lixus within the wider Phoenician-Carthaginian network of the western Mediterranean.