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Explanation: The Third Punic War happened after Carthage, reduced to a city-state, had already lost an entire army against a neighboring kingdom of raiders. At which point Rome decided that Carthage had illegally defended themselves without permission, and sent a few legions to capture and sack Carthage, destroying the polity once and for all.
It was a bit of a dick move against a minor power.
Don't forget the part where some shitty Roman senator visited Carthage and was outraged that they were still living better than the Romans were instead of in squalor despite the large tribute they were charging.
I'm really curious what history would have looked like if Carthage's oligarchs had been willing to support Hannibal during the decade or so he was doing what he wanted and destroying Roman legions about as fast as they could raise them. Not that I would have expected Carthage to be any better, but maybe things would have been different with another regional power standing in the way of Rome taking the entire Mediterranean and ruling an area so large that Constantine wanted something to unite his people so that Iberians might be willing to go die in wars in the Middle East.
I’m really curious what history would have looked like if Carthage’s oligarchs had been willing to support Hannibal during the decade or so he was doing what he wanted and destroying Roman legions about as fast as they could raise them.
Well, a big part of the problem is that Hannibal's stunning victories dried up once Rome decided to stop feeding him legions. Hannibal killed more Romans in the first 3 years of his campaign than he did in the next 10.
Luckily the Romans knew Hannibal had a preset kill limit. Knowing his weakness, they sent wave after wave of their own men at him, until he reached his limit and shutdown.
Sure, but did you consider Carthago delanda est?
Imagine being a son with a father that wrong. Shame.
Carthage must be destroyed.