<Ul> <Li> Lake Tunis </Li> <Li> 1st Nepheris </Li> <Li> Port of Carthage </Li> <Li> 2nd Nepheris </Li> <Li> Carthage </Li> </Ul> <Li> Port of Carthage </Li> <P> The Battle of Carthage was the main engagement of the Third Punic War between the Punic city of Carthage in Africa and the Roman Republic . It was a siege operation, starting sometime in 149 or 148 BC, and ending in spring 146 BC with the sack and complete destruction of the city of Carthage . </P> <P> After a Roman army under Manius Manilius landed in Africa in 149 BC, Carthage surrendered and handed over hostages and arms . However, the Romans demanded the complete surrender of the city, and surprisingly to the Romans, the city refused, the faction advocating submission overturned by one in favor of defense . </P>

After the romans defeated carthage in 146 b.c.e. they
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