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Why did the Phoenicians establish Carthage?

to fight Rome
to serve as a trading post
to sell slaves
to control the gold trade

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B to serve as a trading post

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The main reason why the Phoenicians established Carthage was "to serve as a trading post," since its position on the Mediterranean Sea, made for a very advantageous trading position.
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