Sciopio Aemilianus (grandson of Scipio Africanus) destroys Carthage

Category
War
Place
Roman Republic
Date
-146
Reference
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Carthage was located in modern-day Tunisia. The Carthaginians no longer had a military force after their defeat by the Romans at Zuma in -202. The siege of the city began in -149 after a technical breach of the peace treaty. No building was left standing. 50,000 survivors were captured. [Furtado: 1001 Days]

This event is linked to the following periods

PeriodMiner
Begin
End
Category
Punic Wars
-264
-146
Wars