The siege of Carthage was the main engagement of the Third Punic War fought between Carthage and Rome. It consisted of the nearly three-year siege of the Carthaginian capital, Carthage. In 149 BC, a l
Catapulta by Edward Poynter. Roman siege engine in action during the siege of Carthage in the Third Punic War.
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Arrowheads, remains of a dagger and stones for slingshots exhibited at the National Museum of Carthage
A photograph of the remains of the naval base of the city of Carthage. The remains of the mercantile harbour are in the centre and those of the military harbour are bottom right.
Scipio Aemilianus
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Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus, known as Scipio Aemilianus or Scipio Africanus the Younger, was a Roman general and statesman noted for his military exploits in the Third Punic War agai
Siege of Carthage (Third Punic War)
…all of their weapons, the Romans pressed on to besiege the city. The Roman campaign suffered repeated setbacks through 149 BC, only alleviated by Scipio Aemilianus, a middle-ranking officer, distinguishing himself several times. A new Roman commander took over in 148 BC, and fared equally badly. At the annual…
The so-called "Hellenistic Prince", tentatively identified as Scipio Aemilianus
Scipio Aemilianus cramming himself for a speech after a hearty supper. Image by John Leech from The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert Abbott à Beckett.
Scipio at the deathbed of Masinissa
The Hellenistic Prince, a bronze statue made by a Greek artist in Rome, possibly depicting Scipio Aemilianus.