3 moments

1. Birth at Carthage

   0155-01-01 · Carthage, Roman Africa (modern Tunisia)

   

   Tertullian was born at Carthage around AD 155. This is the earliest securely attested location in his life. The year is approximate: the source gives circa AD 155. Coordinates represent ancient Carthage's archaeological area.

2. Writing of Apologeticus

   0197-01-01 · Carthage, Roman Africa (modern Tunisia)

   

   Tertullian composed his major Christian defense, Apologeticus, at Carthage in the summer or autumn of AD 197. The source supports only seasonal, not day-level, dating; the card uses year precision.

3. Carthage literary career endpoint

   0212-01-01 · Carthage, Roman Africa (modern Tunisia)

   

   By roughly AD 212, Tertullian's documented literary career at Carthage had reached its endpoint in the standard reconstruction summarized by Cambridge. The endpoint is approximate: the source describes the career span as roughly AD 196–212.