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A symbolic peace treaty was signed by Ugo Vetere and Chedli Klibi, the mayors of Rome and modern Carthage, respectively, on 5 February 1985; 2,131 years after the war ended. [ 124 ] [ 125 ] As of 2020 the modern settlement of Carthage was a district of the city of Tunis.
A formal peace treaty was signed by Ugo Vetere and Chedli Klibi, the mayors of Rome and the modern city of Carthage, respectively, on 5 February 1985; 2,131 years after the war ended. [85] Due to the war's nature as being defined by political revenge, and the subsequent massacre of the Carthaginians, and expulsion of its population, the war has ...
The term refers to the outcome of a series of wars between Rome and the Phoenician city of Carthage, known as the Punic Wars. The two empires fought three separate wars against each other, beginning in 264 BC and ending in 146 BC. At the end of the Third Punic War, the Romans laid siege to Carthage.
The new peace treaty dictated by Rome stripped Carthage of all of its overseas territories and some of its African ones; an indemnity of 10,000 silver talents [note 15] was to be paid over 50 years; hostages were to be taken; Carthage was forbidden to possess war elephants and its fleet was restricted to 10 warships; it was prohibited from ...
Peace treaty between China and Tibet (783) Peace treaty between Tang China and the Tibetan Empire. 803 Pax Nicephori: Peace between Charlemagne and the Byzantine Empire; recognizes Venice as Byzantine territory. [16] 811 Treaty of Heiligen: Sets the southern boundary of Denmark at the Eider River. [17] 815 Byzantine–Bulgarian Treaty of 815
The phrase was used as the title for Alan Wilkins' 2007 play on the Third Punic War, [21] and for a 2010 book about Carthaginian history by Richard Miles. [22] In a modern meaning, the syntagma " ceterum censeo" used by itself refers to an oft reiterated statement, usually a core belief of the one issuing it. [citation needed]
The treaty, on the other hand, betrayed Carthage's relative weakness in conceding that Rome was an equal, which was probably a result of its difficulties in Sicily. It may also have been the treaty that led the Romans to appreciate their growing importance and power of and the limits of Carthaginian power.
The Third Punic War (149–146 BC) began following armed conflict between Carthage and the Numidian king Masinissa (r.204–148 BC), who for decades had been attacking and provoking the city. Carthage eventually responded, yet by prosecuting this defensive war the city had broken its treaty with Rome.