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After the 50 years of peace between Carthaginians and Romans came to an end, the Romans knew that attacking Carthage would be an easy war with lots of financial benefits so they raised an army and attacked Carthage.

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Carthage's refusal to submit to the proxy war being carried out by Rome's allies.

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When was the third punic war started?

Third Punic War (149 to 146 BC)


What year was the 3rd punic war?

Third Punic War (149 to 146 BC) .


Who won the 3rd Punic War?

Rome won the third Punic War. Rome won all three of the punic wars!


What were the events of the punic war?

First Punic War - Rome defeated Carthage. Second Punic War - Rome defeated Carthage. Third Punic War - Rome defeated Carthage.


What Punic war was a defeat for Carthage?

Carthage was decisively defeated by Rome in the Third Punic War .


When were the ''Punic Wars'' held?

First Punic War - 264-241 BCE Second Punic War - 218-201 BCE Third Punic War - 149-146 BCE


What were the wars fought in Rome and Carthage?

The First Punic War, the Second Punic War and the Third Punic War. The word Punic comes from the Latin name for the Carthaginians (punicus, plural punici).


What is the name of a war similar to the Trojan war?

Third Punic War.


Did the battle of Zama mark the beinning or the end of the Punic War?

It was in the closing stage of the Second Punic War. The Third Punic War came half a century later.


What wars were fought with the empire of Carthage?

Rome fought Carthage in the First Punic War, the Second Punic War and the Third Punic War over a period of a century.


Who was the general that attacked Carthage?

In the Second Punic War Scipio Africanus; in the Third Punic War Scipio Aemilianus.


When was the third Punic War fought?

149 - 146bc