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====Third Punic War====
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For Carthage, the [[Third Punic War]] was a simple punitive mission after the neighbouring Numidians allied to Rome robbed and attacked Carthaginian merchants. Treaties had forbidden any war with Roman allies; viewing defence against banditry as "war action", Rome decided to annihilate Carthage.{{sfn|Goldsworthy|2001|p=338}} Carthage was almost defenceless, and submitted when besieged.{{sfn|Goldsworthy|2001|p=339}} But the Romans demanded complete surrender and removal of the city into the desert hinterland, far from any coastal or harbour region; the Carthaginians refused. The city was [[Siege of Carthage (c. 149–146 BC)|besieged and completely destroyed]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.capitolivm.it/storia-romana/roma-e-cartagine-lotta-per-la-supremazia/ |title=Roma e Cartagine: lotta per la supremazia |date=10 August 2015 |access-date=14 August 2023 |language=it}}</ref> Rome acquired all of Carthage's North African and Iberian territories. The Romans rebuilt Carthage 100 years later as a Roman colony, by order of Julius Caesar. It flourished, becoming one of the most important cities in the Roman Empire.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tribunus.it/2023/01/06/breve-storia-della-cartagine-romana-i-sec-a-c-vii-sec-d-c/ |title=Breve storia della Cartagine romana (I sec. a.C.-VII sec. d.C.) |date=6 January 2023 |access-date=14 August 2023 |language=it}}</ref>

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