In 202 BC, Scipio Africanus allied with Numidian King Masinissa before the Battle of Zama—sealing Rome’s victory in the Second Punic War and ending Hannibal’s campaign.
In 533 AD, Eastern Roman general Belisarius reclaimed Carthage from the Vandals, marking the beginning of Justinian’s ambitious campaign to restore the Roman Empire’s western provinces.
In 146 BC, Scipio Aemilianus led the final Roman assault on Carthage, ending a century of Punic Wars and forever changing the balance of power in the Mediterranean.
In 533 AD, General Belisarius led a daring Byzantine campaign to reclaim Carthage from the Vandals—an audacious move that marked the resurgence of Roman power in North Africa.
In 202 BC, the Battle of Zama marked the dramatic end of the Second Punic War, as Scipio Africanus defeated Hannibal in a clash of military titans that reshaped the ancient Mediterranean.
Explore the dramatic end of the Third Punic War in 146 BC, when Rome destroyed Carthage, securing dominance over the Mediterranean and reshaping history.
The First Punic War (264–241 BCE) saw Rome transform into a naval power, using innovative tactics to challenge Carthage’s dominance at sea.
The Battle of Cannae in 216 BCE saw Hannibal’s Carthaginian forces annihilate a massive Roman army in one of history’s most devastating defeats.
