The city was destroyed, the survivors sold to slavery and the land was symbolically sown with salt. It was reestablished as a military colony to resettle retired Roman veterans twenty-odd years later under an act of Tribune of the Plebs Gaius Gracchus.
Carthage observed its treaties with Rome, and the conditions which Rome imposed on it after defeating Carthage in the first two wars. Rome was determined to stop Carthage's retaining economic power which inhibited Rome's expansion. Rome arranged for its allies to attack Carthage, and when Carthage defended itself, Rome declared it had broken its treaty, invaded and captured Carthage, destroying the city and selling its population into slavery to finally get rid of a resilient rival.
Colony is the political unit. This was in Carthage.
That is a fairy story - where would you find all that salt? They symbolically put salt in a plough furrow, and after selling the people into slavery, resettled their retired military veterans there.
Carthage was not in Ancient Rome. It was in Tunisia and fought three wars against Rome. Carthage did not have any special weapons. It had a fleet which, together with those of the Greeks, was one of the most powerful in the Mediterranean and it had highly skilled sailors.
Third Punic War.
146 BCE.
146 BCE.
Rome launched an invasion of Carthage, with Hannibal recalled to ward it off and being defeated.
carthage delendia est
Rome was determined to end the competition of a resilient Carthage to its control of the Western Mediterranean, and directed its allies to harass Carthage, then used Carthage's defensive reaction as a cause to declare war on it.
Rome captured Carthage and sold its people into slavery.
They destroyed it. With their superior citizen legions and updated navy, Rome decided to end the existence of Carthage. Carthage had trouble also with their mercenary military over pay issues. Rome was also fearful of a resurgent Carthage and jealous, to a degree, of its commercial successes. So from 149-146 BC Rome leveled the city-state of Carthage.
Rome won. Rome then imposed a hefty was indemnity on Carthage and took advantage of a mercenary rebellion in Carthage to steal Sardinia and Corsica. Rome also won the 2nd and 3rd Punic wars.
De Carthage à Carthage was created in 2009.
The Punic Wars (there were three of them) were fought between the two city states of Rome and Carthage. The outcome was the complete destruction of the City of Carthage, its people, and its culture. The end result was tragic and a complete waste. Carthage had much to contribute at that time of human development in both science and mathematics They were well versed not only in war but in trade and technology of the day.
He led Rome to victory over Carthage at the end of the Second Punic War.
Rome captured Carthage and sold its people into slavery.