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150 BCE
150 BCE: A Carthaginian army attacks Numidia, breaking the peace treaty agreed with Rome and sparking the Third Punic War.
149 BCE - 146 BCE: Third Punic War.
149 BCE: Rome sends an army of 80,000 infantry and 4,000 cavalry to attack Carthage.
148 BCE: The Roman siege of Carthage, in its second year, remains unsuccessful.
147 BCE: Scipio Africanus the Younger takes over command of the siege of Carthage and builds a mole to block its harbour.
146 BCE: Scipio Africanus the Younger sacks Carthage and enslaves its population.