people
the Carthaginians
also: Carthaginienses
The people of Carthage, Rome's adversaries in the three Punic Wars; cited by Caesar as a foe whom the forefathers refused to treat with cruelty.
Reading notes
- The Conspiracy of Catiline §51 Carthaginians
Rome's Punic enemies, whom the forefathers, Caesar argues, never repaid in kind for their treacheries.
- The Jugurthine War §5 the Carthaginians
The people of Carthage, Rome's great rival in the western Mediterranean, finally destroyed in 146 BC; their old African territory became the Roman Province.
- The Histories §Mithr.2 the Carthaginians
Carthage, by whom Rome was hard pressed (the Second Punic War) while it feigned friendship with Philip.