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Scipio Aemilianus

c. 185–129 BCE · 2nd century BCE

Scipio Aemilianus was a Roman general and statesman who commanded the final siege of Carthage during the Third Punic War. In 146 BCE he captured and destroyed the city. Accounts of the Punic Empire treat this as the end of Carthage as a state.

Scipio Aemilianus
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Punic EmpireDeclineNumidiaGovernanceCeltiberiansMilitary, Decline, Summary

Mentioned in 2 state histories

CeltiberiansArevaci

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Scipio Aemilianus. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/scipio-aemilianus
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