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Carthage defended itself against attacks by Roman ally Numidia. The terms of peace treaty after Carthage's loss in the Second Punic War required border disputes ito be referred to Rome and get Roman approval to use war to resolve them.

Rome resolved such appeals in favour of Numidia, so Carthage defended itself, which Rome interpreted as a breach of the treaty and took the opportunity to attack and impose a 'final solution' to the problem of Carthaginian distraction from its current main aim of expansion in the Eastern Mediterranean.

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