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Second Punic War: Romans
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At the end of the first Punic War, Carthage faced more problems. Its mercenary (hired foreign) soldiers rebelled in 238 B.C. Rome took advantage of the confusion and seized (took) the island of Corsica. (The Romans wanted to push the Carthaginians back further from their territory.)
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The Third Punic War (149 BC - 146 BC) involved an extended siege of Carthage, ending in the city's thorough destruction. The resurgence of the struggle can be explained by growing anti-Roman agitations in Hispania and Greece, and the visible improvement of Carthaginian wealth and martial power in the fifty years since the Second War.
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Slide 74: Third Punic War • 149-146 BC • While Carthage had been stripped of most of its power, its continued existence made many Romans uneasy. They had, after all, fought two wars with Carthage and the barbarians had been at the gates of Rome itself.
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The last of the Punic wars was less glorious. Carthage had been beaten badly in the second and never recovered its military powers, but it was quickly becoming an economic force. Carthage became a threat to Roman merchants, so through a heavy barrage of lobbying the Senate was convinced that Carthage must be destroyed. So in 149 BC Roman forces attacked straight on from the harbors and with little difficulty decimated Carthage. The buildings were scrapped and burned and the area claimed for the Empire.
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In any event, by the time Hannibal humbled the Roman legions in the Second Punic War and threatened the existence of Rome, any hope for peace was lost. The Third Punic War brought the eagerly sought destruction of Rome’s adversary in North Africa. The path of war had run its course.
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Eventually, Rome annexed Corsica and Sardinia by revisiting the terms of the treaty that ended the first Punic War. As Carthage was under siege and engaged in a difficult civil war, they begrudgingly accepted the loss of these islands and the subsequent Roman conditions for ongoing peace, which ... increased the war indemnity levied against Carthage after the first Punic War. This eventually plunged relations between the two powers to a new low point.
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