Cato the Elder.
The people were sold into slavery and a Roman military colony was established on the site.
It eliminated a rival for dominance of the Western Mediterranean.
There was no Roman emperor during the war with Carthage. At that time the Roman government was the republic.There was no Roman emperor during the war with Carthage. At that time the Roman government was the republic.There was no Roman emperor during the war with Carthage. At that time the Roman government was the republic.There was no Roman emperor during the war with Carthage. At that time the Roman government was the republic.There was no Roman emperor during the war with Carthage. At that time the Roman government was the republic.There was no Roman emperor during the war with Carthage. At that time the Roman government was the republic.There was no Roman emperor during the war with Carthage. At that time the Roman government was the republic.There was no Roman emperor during the war with Carthage. At that time the Roman government was the republic.There was no Roman emperor during the war with Carthage. At that time the Roman government was the republic.
Carthage was important to Roman history because the successful wars against Carthage made Rome a superpower.
The Roman defeat of Carthage assured Roman hegemony throughout the western Mediterranean .
After the first two wars and Carthage bouncing back resiliently to challenge Roman hegemony in the Western Meditteranean, Rome wanted a 'final solution' to Carthage' s rivalry, so they fabricated the third war, burnt the city and sold its people into slavery.
The Egyptians destroyed the city of Carthage in 146 BCE during the Third Punic War. After a lengthy siege, the Romans captured and systematically razed the city, marking the end of the Punic Wars and leading to Roman dominance in the Mediterranean. The destruction of Carthage was so complete that it was said to have been "plowed under." Following its destruction, a new Roman city was eventually built on the site.
The Third Punic War ended with the complete destruction of Carthage. The city was destroyed, and the survivors were sold into slavery by the Romans.
Punic Wars after the Roman word for the Carthaginians Poenicus (Phoenicians - Carthage was originally a Phoenician colony).
The war was fought between Rome and Carthage. Basically the 3 wars resulted in the destruction of Carthage and the Romans gained the territories of Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Africa and also Spain.In short it played a major role in the expansion of the Roman Empire
From a Roman perspective, Carthage was so resilient that it bounced back as a rival to Rome after being defeated twice. In the third war, Cato the Elder got his wish - the city was destroyed and people sold into slavery as a 'final solution'.
The growing Roman empire and its North African proxies, and Carthage and its mercenaries.