Third Punic War
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Was the third and last of the Punic Wars fought between Carthage and Rome. Carthage was conquered and became the Roman province of Africa.
Chronology
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January 149 BC: The large North African port city of Utica went over to Rome in 149 BC. Aware that its harbour would greatly facilitate any assault on Carthage, the Senate and the People's Assembly declared war. Utica again defied Carthage in the Third Punic War, when it surrendered to Rome shortly before the breakout of war in 150 BC.
January 148 BC: Siege of Carthage. Hinterland of the city of Carthage occupied by the Roman army.
January 147 BC: Neapolis surrendered to the Romans and was subsequently sacked.
January 146 BC: Battle of Nepheris.
June 146 BC: After the fall of Carthage in 146 BC, the Balearic Islands seem to have been virtually independent.
June 146 BC: The siege of the city lasted two years and ended in 146 BC. with the looting and complete destruction of Carthage.
Selected Sources
Tucker, S.C. (2011) Battles that changed History - An Encyclopedia of World Conflict, ABC-CLIO, p.65
