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Updated:Apr 23, 2026
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Carthaginian Republic (c. 6th–146 BCE)

Carthaginian Republic (c. 6th–146 BCE)

  1. Carthage founded as Phoenician colony

    Labels: Carthage, Phoenicia

  2. First Rome–Carthage treaty traditionally dated

    Labels: Rome, Carthage

  3. Battle of Himera checks Carthaginian expansion

    Labels: Battle of, Hamilcar

  4. Carthage’s dual sufetes attested as leadership

    Labels: Sufetes, Carthaginian republic

  5. Council of 104 described as top authority

    Labels: Council of, Aristotle

  6. First Punic War begins over Sicily

    Labels: First Punic, Sicily

  7. Treaty of Lutatius concludes First Punic War

    Labels: Treaty of, Carthage

  8. Mercenary (Truceless) War destabilizes Carthage

    Labels: Mercenary War, Carthage

  9. Battle of the Aegates ends Carthaginian naval bid

    Labels: Battle of, Roman navy

  10. Ebro Treaty sets Iberian boundary with Rome

    Labels: Ebro Treaty, Iberia

  11. Siege of Saguntum triggers renewed Roman war

    Labels: Siege of, Hannibal

  12. Second Punic War begins

    Labels: Second Punic, Hannibal

  14. Battle of Zama ends Carthage’s bid for parity

    Labels: Battle of, Scipio Africanus

  15. Hannibal elected sufete and pursues reforms

    Labels: Hannibal, Sufete

  16. Defeat at Oroscopa breaks treaty constraints

    Labels: Oroscopa, Masinissa

  18. Siege of Carthage culminates in city’s destruction

    Labels: Siege of, Carthage