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Rome had fought three wars with Carthage over dominance of the Western Mediterranean. Carthage was so resilient that it kept bouncing back, so Rome went for the 'final solution', selling the people into slavery, and converting Carthage into a resettlement colony for its retired veterans.

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They didn't lay waste to it - they captured it. They wouldn't destroy it as it was planned to use it as a retirement location for Roman military veterans.

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The Roman army.

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