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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 3019282, member: 51347&quot;]Rome had endured 2 grueling wars with Carthage with the First Punic War 264-241 BCE and the Second Punic War (The War with Hannibal) 218-201 BCE.&nbsp; The Second War was very brutal on Rome where Hannibal massacred upwards of 150,000 Legionaries within a short 18 month period early in the War.&nbsp; (Battles of Trebbia, Trasimene, and Cannae).&nbsp; Hannibal carried the War on for a 17 year period, wreaking havoc in Italia all that time.&nbsp; Rome persevered, accepting defeat as a non-option!</p><p><br /></p><p>The fear of Carthage continued on for many years after the Second Punic War. As a result of losing the War, Carthage had to pay off humiliating HUGE indemnities for many years.&nbsp; Afterwards, Carthage finally began rebuilding itself again.&nbsp; Instead of relying on their lost empire for wealth, Carthage successfully developed and exploited their own territories within the confines of a territory Rome allowed them.&nbsp; Their success in amassing great wealth again, building a second harbor (naval), and rebuilding their military began to terrify Rome... again.</p><p><br /></p><p>Senator Cato (The Elder) went to Carthage to see what was happening with their new-found strength.&nbsp; After his return to Rome, he ended every speech with <b><i>&quot;Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam&quot; – &quot;And I also think that Carthage must be destroyed&quot;.</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Romans fomented the Third Punic War 149-146 BCE resulting in the utter extermination of Carthage.&nbsp; An enormous amount of the population was killed, the city was totally razed, sacked of every scrap of wealth, and a small remain of the population was sold into slavery.&nbsp; I understand from my readings that even the Roman Commander Scipio Aemilianus was opposed to the Senate&#039;s order of total destruction... but he did carry the orders out.&nbsp; Carthage was no more!</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Hey, those Roman coins you get from the Carthage mint is from the Roman COLONY of Carthage, and NOT the original City of Carthage... kinda makes them all a Carthage &quot;facsimiles&quot;!!! he-he-he&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></i></p><p><br /></p><p>I wanted to find a nice Denarius from Rome for 146 BCE that represented this Critical Juncture in Human History... found one!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]750291[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic</p><p>AR Denarius Moneyer C Antestius</p><p>Rome mint 146 BCE</p><p>3.97g 19.0mm</p><p>Obv: Helmeted head of Roma Right, mark of value &#039;X&#039; (yes, 10 Asses), C ANTESTI behind</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; Dioscuri galloping right, <b><i>(BONUS for me!) puppy-dog running right</i></b>, in ex ROMA</p><p>Craw 219/1e</p><p><br /></p><p>This complements my arguably LAST coin series minted by Carthage (my SNG COP North Africa book show no coins from Carthage until the Roman colony began minting 37-36 BCE then Augustus in 27 BCE).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]750294[/ATTACH]</p><p>Carthage</p><p>Third Punic War</p><p>AR Serrate Double Shekel</p><p>149-146 BCE 12.8g 26mm</p><p>Obv: Wreathed Tanit left</p><p>Rev: Horse pellet raised leg</p><p>SNG COP 404</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is that Cato-guy I mentioned... yeah, this old crusty greedy angry little guy wanted everything that he could get from Carthage...&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]750310[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The Carthaginian Empire through the Three Punic Wars</p><p>[ATTACH=full]750312[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Wiki does a good job with an overview of The Punic Wars:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punic_Wars" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punic_Wars" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punic_Wars</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Punic_War" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Punic_War" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Punic_War</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Carthage_(c._149_BC)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Carthage_(c._149_BC)" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Carthage_(c._149_BC)</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b><font size="7"><span style="color: #b30000"><i>Feel free to post anything cool!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></i></span></font></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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