# @itsaihistory on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DQDgUZmDWV7
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- **Posted:** 2025-10-21T02:39:47.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Parker Gordon (@itsaihistory) — https://gondola.cc/itsaihistory

## Caption

🔥 Rome’s “Final Boss | Carthage, 146 BC

Who were the Carthaginians?
A maritime empire founded by Phoenician settlers from Tyre (modern Lebanon)around 814 BC. Their city — Qart-ḥadašt, “New City” — grew rich through trade, silver, and naval power, ruling routes across the western Mediterranean.

Why did Rome and Carthage clash?
Both sought control of Sicily, Spain, and the sea lanes that fed their economies. Rome expanded by land; Carthage, by sea — two rising powers destined to collide.

Which war was this?
The Third Punic War (149–146 BC) — after two earlier conflicts, Carthage’s recovery and wealth made Rome fear its return.
Who led the final assault?
Scipio Aemilianus, grandson of Scipio Africanus, commanded the siege that ended three years of fighting.

Where is this?
On the Byrsa Hill, Carthage’s last stronghold above the harbor. Legionaries climb through fire and rubble toward the Temple of Eshmun, the city’s final line of defense.

What happened next?
Rome burned Carthage to the ground, enslaved 50,000 survivors, and annexed it as Africa Proconsularis, ending 600 years of Punic civilization.

How do we know this happened?
Ancient accounts from Polybius (Greek historian, 200–118 BC) — who witnessed the siege firsthand — and Appian of Alexandria (Roman historian, 95–165 AD)preserve the details of Carthage’s final days.

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