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Third Punic War

Type Event Region North Africa Time -149–-146

From 149 to 146 BCE, Rome launched the Third Punic War over Carthage's treaty violations;…

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  1. -149Carthage · TunisiaCiting Carthage's conflict with Numidia, Rome demanded that Carthage's inhabitants move away from the coast; after Carthage refused, Rome declared war and besieged the city. The Carthaginians quickly reorganized their defenses, preparing for a long resistance.
  2. -149–-147Carthage · TunisiaThe Roman siege progressed slowly, with Carthage resisting stubbornly behind its harbor and walls. Rome changed commanders and tightened the blockade, cutting Carthage off from the outside world as the war entered a war of attrition.
  3. -146Carthage · TunisiaPublius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus (Scipio the Younger) led the Roman army through the city's defenses; Carthage was systematically destroyed, survivors sold into slavery, and the city razed to the ground. Carthage's existence as an independent political entity ended.

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