leading a force of 30,000 men to relieve the city, was decisively defeated by Gulussa, Massinissa's son, in 150 BC. By preparing to fight back, Carthage effectively broke the peace treaty of 201 BC--an act that would soon trigger Rome's wrath and lead directly to the Third Punic War.

Learning that Carthage had waged war against a prince allied with Rome, the Romans dispatched an army of 80,000 men to Africa. In 146 BC Carthage was obliterated