Battle of Carthage: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date	146 BCE
Location	Carthage • Tunisia
Participants	Carthage • ancient Rome
Context	Third Punic War • Punic Wars

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Three-panel map showing troop movements and positions during the Battle of Cannae on August 2, 216 BCE in the Second Punic War. Roman forces are marked in blue and Carthaginian forces in red, with infantry, cavalry, and skirmishers distinguished by different symbols. The panels illustrate the Roman advance, the Carthaginian encirclement strategy led by Hannibal, and the eventual encirclement and defeat of the Roman army near the river Aufidus. Key locations such as Cannae, Hannibal's camp, and c

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146 BCE

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