Yes - it was the 'final solution' to end the competition from such a resilient opponent.
Sold them into slavery.
They had none - Rome had isolated Carthage.
After the third Punic War, the Romans occupied much of Carthage's land and the Carthaginians surrendered the rest.
Carthage did not 'gain' the Second Punic War, it lost. It had many leaders - its Council, its Senate and several military commanders. The most notable military commander was Hannibal Barca.
The Romans had the Mediterranean under their control and prevented any supplies from reaching the City of Carthage and it's people from receiving foodstuffs by ship .
Third Punic War.
Sold them into slavery.
They had none - Rome had isolated 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).
After the third Punic War, the Romans occupied much of Carthage's land and the Carthaginians surrendered the rest.
Carthage did not 'gain' the Second Punic War, it lost. It had many leaders - its Council, its Senate and several military commanders. The most notable military commander was Hannibal Barca.
The Romans had the Mediterranean under their control and prevented any supplies from reaching the City of Carthage and it's people from receiving foodstuffs by ship .
Rome and its allies defeated Carthage. After the Second war, Rome imposed an annual financial penalty designed to cripple Carthage for 50 years. The resilient Carthaginians paid it off in ten years. So after defeating Carthage in the Third Punic War, Rome went for a 'Final Solution' selling the Carthaginians into slavery to get rid of their contest for superiority in the Western Mediterranean.
Third Punic War (149 to 146 BC)
The first war was fought between 264 BC and 241 BC. he second from 218 BC to 201 BC. Third was between 149 BC and 146 BC.
In the Fist Punic War Rome took Carthage's possessions in western Sicily plus Sardinia and Corsica. After the Second Punic War Rome took Carthage's possessions in southern Spain and the Numidians of next door Algeria switched their alliance from Carthage to Rome. In the Third Punic War Rome destroyed Carthage and annexed her territory in Tunisia as the province of Africa; 50,000 Carthaginians were sold as slaves.
They were the Fist, Second and Third Punic Wars (264-201 BC, 218-201 BC and 149-149 BC). Punic was the Roman name for the Phoenicians. The Carthaginians were Phoenicians who originated from Tyre, the main city on Phoenicia (Modern Lebanon).