Worth knowing about the history
The Punic Period
| 12th century BC Chr .: | Phoenicians colonize Tunisia. |
| 814 BC Chr .: | Foundation of Carthage. |
| 5th / 4th v. Chr .: | Phoenician Carthage rose to become the dominant power in the western Mediterranean. With around 400.000 inhabitants, Carthage is the largest and most prosperous city on the Mediterranean. |
| 264-241 BC Chr .: | First Punic War against Rome, loss of Sicily. |
| 247-183 BC Chr .: | Hannibal, the most important Carthaginian military leader. |
| 218-201 BC Chr .: | Second Punic War, loss of Carthaginian great power. |
| 149-146 BC Chr .: | Third Punic War, complete destruction of Carthage by the Romans, Tunisia becomes a Roman province. |
The roman time
| From 146 BC. Chr .: | Roman province "Africa". |
| From 27 BC. Chr .: | Intensive Roman colonization under Augustus. Over 200 Roman cities are emerging in Tunisia. |
| 4th century: | The fall of the Roman Empire, Christianity prevails. |
| 439-570: | Changing rule of Roman dynasties. Vandals (439-533), Byzantines (533-570). |
The Arab period
| 670: | Arab subjugation of the Byzantine province. Foundation of Kairouan as the capital. |
| From 799: | Changing rule of Arab dynasties. |
| Until 8./9. Century: | Complete Islamization of the Maghreb. |
| Up to the 15th century: | The influx of highly educated Muslim and Jewish refugees from Spain promotes the arts and sciences. |
Turkish rule
| From 1574: | For 300 years Tunisia becomes a province of the Ottoman Empire with autonomy under the Beys set up by Constantinople. |
| 16th century: | Peak of Mediterranean piracy, large slave markets in Tunis, among others. |
| From the middle of the 19th century: | Increasing dependence on European colonial powers. |
The French colonial era
| From 1881: | Tunisia is a French protectorate. Europeans come into the country. |
| 1934: | Habib Bourguiba founds the Neo Destour party. From 1950: bitter disputes between the independence movement and the French administration. |
| 1955: | Inner autonomy. |
Independent Tunisia
| 20.3.1956: | France recognizes Tunisian independence. |
| 1957-1987: | Prime Minister Habib Bourguiba will become President of the Tunisian Republic for life after the Bey has been deposed. |
| 7.11.1987: | Bourguiba is declared incapable of office by Prime Minister Ben Ali due to his state of health. Ben Ali succeeds him. |
| 14.1.2011: | Jasmine Revolution. Overthrow of the government by the people. |
