Question
After Rome had twice defeated Carthage, a Third Punic War
a) began after Rome demanded the Carthaginians abandon their city and move ten miles inland.
b) ran contrary to Roman public opinion and principles of international law.
c) left Rome defeated and in ruins.
d) was unthinkable to most statesmen in the mid-second century B.C.E.
e) ended in disaster for the Roman Expeditionary Force in North Africa.
a) began after Rome demanded the Carthaginians abandon their city and move ten miles inland.
b) ran contrary to Roman public opinion and principles of international law.
c) left Rome defeated and in ruins.
d) was unthinkable to most statesmen in the mid-second century B.C.E.
e) ended in disaster for the Roman Expeditionary Force in North Africa.
Answers
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The correct answer is:
a) began after Rome demanded the Carthaginians abandon their city and move ten miles inland.
The Third Punic War (149-146 BCE) was initiated by Rome with the demand that Carthage abandon its city and move away from the coast, which ultimately led to the conflict and the eventual destruction of Carthage.
a) began after Rome demanded the Carthaginians abandon their city and move ten miles inland.
The Third Punic War (149-146 BCE) was initiated by Rome with the demand that Carthage abandon its city and move away from the coast, which ultimately led to the conflict and the eventual destruction of Carthage.