Hands Across Tunisia - A Brief History of Tunisia

Tunisian History

Tunisia's positioning is in the heart of the Mediterranean placing it in the cross-ways of several of the worlds distinguished civilizations. Conquerors such as Phoenicians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, Turks, Spanish and French have all left their legacies in both art architecture and the rich fabric of the Tunisian high society.

Tunisia is likewise to the home of Hannibal and the positioning of the ancient urban center of Carthage that was the navel world power of the day.

In this department, we'll contribute selective information on Tunisian History along with points and listings for Museums and attractions that make Tunisia a miraculous place to see.

Tunisia, in addition to, has a rich Islamic inheritance with numerous beautiful mosques and among one of the holiest metropolises in Islam in Kairouan. Nonetheless, you'll be able to experience and see minarets and listen to the the call to prayer in any township and urban center in Tunisia.

If a more modern take on history is your affair, then you're guaranteed to have a dandy time in the south of Tunisia exploring locations used in several films such as "Star Wars" and "The English Patient".

You will be able to even stay in a troglodyte cave for the night if your heart is fixated on doing this.

1st, I would like to explain and clear up a couple of matters. Broadly speaking, in the academic world, we divide humanity's past into 2 main periods: prehistoric culture and History. And so, what is the difference of opinion between these 2 periods and when did they come about?

The difference between the 2 is the "visual aspect of Writing"; in the Prehistory period humanity hadn't yet began to write but in the History period we start to see proof and evidence of it.

Presently, we think the Prehistory period starting with the 1st known biped primates - the Australopithecus, who came out roughly around six million years BC - and ended around the fifth century BC.

Further more, the History period began with Herodotus (Halicarnassus, 484 BC - Thourioi, 420 BC) as he was the 1st historian, that's why we call him "The Father of History". So from now on we have Prehistory and History. Inside those 2 periods there are "sub-periods":

The Prehistory period has 3 sub-periods:

- The Paleolithic - The Neolithic - The age of iron

The History period has 4 sub-periods:

- The Antiquity (From Herodotus till the fall of Rome on 476 AD)

- The Medieval period (From 476 AD till the fall of Constantinople on 1453)

- The Modern Period (From 1453 till the French Revolution on 1789)

- The Contemporary period (From 1789 till now)

If we examine and take a closer look at all those dissimilar periods of Tunisian Prehistory and History, we'll see that Tunisia has always been symbolized and represented.

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