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Third Punic War
Final Roman-Carthaginian war that ended with the destruction of Carthage and Roman annexation of its territory.
Historical overview
Overview adapted from a Wikipedia summary and stored locally on May 11, 2026.
The Third Punic War was the final conflict between Rome and Carthage. It ended with the siege and destruction of Carthage and the creation of a Roman province in North Africa.
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-200--31historical border era
Late Hellenistic and Roman republican wars
Rome, Hellenistic kingdoms and regional powers fight across the Mediterranean as republican Rome becomes the dominant military system.
The map is imperial, city-state and kingdom based rather than national. Mediterranean control shifts toward Rome before Augustus.