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Carthage’s Last Stand: The Third Punic War and a City Erased — Fexingo History

Carthage’s Last Stand: The Third Punic War and a City Erased — Fexingo History

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 In 149 BCE, Rome finally got its revenge. Fifty years after Hannibal’s defeat at Zama, the Roman Republic demanded Carthage surrender its fleet, disarm, and relocate its entire population inland — or face annihilation. When Carthage refused, a third war began. This episode of Carthage: Rome's Greatest Enemy follows the siege of Carthage through the eyes of Scipio Aemilianus, the Roman commander who wept over the burning city. We explore the political machinations of Cato the Elder, whose relentless cry of 'Carthago delenda est' — 'Carthage must be destroyed' — drove Rome to war. We detail the brutal three-year siege, the ingenious Carthaginian defenses and countermoves under Hasdrubal the Boeotarch, and the final assault that ended with the city razed and its soil sown with salt. But we also ask: was the destruction total? New archaeological evidence suggests Carthage survived as a Punic-speaking community for centuries under Roman rule. Join Lucas and Luna as they untangle myth from history and examine the legacy of a civilization Rome tried to erase.

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