Third Punic War

The Third Punic War was the third and last of the Punic Wars fought between Carthage and Rome. The war was fought entirely within Carthaginian territory, in what is now northern Tunisia. When the Second Punic War ended in 201 BC one of the terms of the peace treaty prohibited Carthage from waging war without Rome's permission. Rome's ally, King Masinissa of Numidia, exploited this to repeatedly raid and seize Carthaginian territory with impunity. In 149 BC Carthage sent an army, under Hasdrubal, against Masinissa, the treaty notwithstanding. The campaign ended in disaster as the Battle of Oroscopa ended with a Carthaginian defeat and the surrender of the Carthaginian army. Anti-Carthaginian factions in Rome used the illicit military action as a pretext to prepare a punitive expedition.

MainTimelineWikipediaGalleryBibliographyTableSearch

-148 — -145 Wikimedia, Wikidata
Ancient Carthage, war, Ancient Rome,

Location: 34, 10, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
9 places

Loading map...

ⓘ

1985-02-05T00:00:00Z

peace treaty

0150-01-01T00:00:00Z

-150 Battle of Oroscopa

0239-01-01T00:00:00Z

-239 Hamilcar's victory with Naravas

0307-01-01T00:00:00Z

-307 Battle in the Zuphones' lands

0308-01-01T00:00:00Z

-308 Battle of Tunis

0548-01-01T00:00:00Z

548 Battle of the Fields of Cato

1003-01-01T00:00:00Z

1003 Siege of Gabès

1943-04-06T00:00:00Z

1943-04-07T00:00:00Z

1943 Battle of Wadi Akarit

2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

2012 Islamic State insurgency in Tunisia

{"selectable":false,"showCurrentTime":false,"width":"100%","zoomMin":100000000000}

Frameless

Catapulta by Edward Poynter (cropped, 4to3)

Scipion Emilien et Polybe devant les ruines de Carthage après la destruction de la ville

Assaut final de Carthage en 146 av J.-C.

Attaque finale de Carthage en 146 av JC

Vitrine 3e guerre punique

BL Harley 4917 Cicéron Fol 4 Caton avec Scipio Aemilianus et Gaius Laelius Sapiens

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

area	region	1956	Tunisia	Mediterranean country, sovereign state, republic, country	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	150	Battle of Oroscopa	Kingdom of Numidia, battle, Ancient Carthage	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	239	Hamilcar's victory with Naravas	battle, mercenary, Ancient Carthage	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	307	Battle in the Zuphones' lands	battle, Ancient Carthage, Syrakousai	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	308	Battle of Tunis	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	548	Battle of the Fields of Cato	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1003	Siege of Gabès	Fatimid Caliphate, siege, Zirid Dynasty	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1943	Battle of Wadi Akarit	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2012	Islamic State insurgency in Tunisia	armed conflict	Wikidata
event	war	148	Third Punic War	war, Ancient Rome, Ancient Carthage	Wikidata
commons	image		Catapulta by Edward Poynter (cropped, 4to3)		Commons
commons	image		Scipion Emilien et Polybe devant les ruines de Carthage après la destruction de la ville		Commons
commons	image		Assaut final de Carthage en 146 av J.-C.		Commons
commons	image		Attaque finale de Carthage en 146 av JC		Commons
commons	image		Vitrine 3e guerre punique		Commons
commons	image		BL Harley 4917 Cicéron Fol 4 Caton avec Scipio Aemilianus et Gaius Laelius Sapiens		Commons

Third Punic War

From Warlike

Q6334