Third Punic War

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Punic War ancient war war

The Third Punic War was the final conflict between Rome and Carthage (149–146 BCE), culminating in Rome’s destruction of Carthage and its emergence as the dominant power in the western Mediterranean.

Aliases (2)

Roman conquest of Numidia ×1
Third Carthaginian War ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Punic War → ancient war → war →
alsoKnownAs	Third Punic War → surface form: "Third Carthaginian War"
belligerent	Carthage → Roman Republic →
cause	Carthage’s conflict with Numidia → Roman demand that Carthage be dismantled and relocated → Roman fear of Carthaginian revival →
combatantStrength	Carthaginian citizen militia → Roman legions →
commander	Hasdrubal the Boetharch → Scipio Aemilianus →
conflictBetween	Carthage → Roman Republic →
endDate	146 BCE →
era	Hellenistic period → Roman Republic →
followedBy	Third Punic War → surface form: "Roman conquest of Numidia"
historicalSignificance	consolidated Roman control of North Africa → marked end of Carthage as a major power → secured Roman supremacy in western Mediterranean →
mainTheater	Roman siege of Carthage → surface form: "siege of Carthage"
namedAfter	Punic (Carthaginian) people →
notableCommanderForCarthage	Hasdrubal the Boetharch →
notableCommanderForRome	Scipio Aemilianus →
notableEvent	Roman siege of Carthage → final assault on Carthage in 146 BCE → systematic destruction of Carthage →
outcome	Carthaginian political independence ended → Carthaginian population killed or enslaved → Roman dominance in western Mediterranean →
partOf	Punic Wars → surface form: "Roman–Carthaginian conflicts"
place	Carthage → North Africa → western Mediterranean →
precededBy	Second Punic War →
primaryOpponentOfCarthage	Roman Republic →
primaryOpponentOfRome	Carthage →
result	Roman victory → annexation of Carthaginian territory by Rome → creation of Roman province of Africa → destruction of Carthage →
startDate	149 BCE →
timePeriod	2nd century BCE →

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Third Punic War → alsoKnownAs → Third Punic War →

this entity surface form: "Third Carthaginian War"

Polybius’ Histories → coversEvent → Third Punic War →

Byrsa Hill → destroyedDuring → Third Punic War →

Carthage → destructionEvent → Third Punic War →

Africa Proconsularis → establishedAfter → Third Punic War →

Second Punic War → followedBy → Third Punic War →

Third Punic War → followedBy → Third Punic War →

this entity surface form: "Roman conquest of Numidia"

Punic Wars → hasPart → Third Punic War →

Punic Town of Kerkouane and its Necropolis → notRebuiltAfter → Third Punic War →

Carthage → participatedIn → Third Punic War →