The Third Punic War was the last Punic war fought between Carthage and Rome, and ended with the "Roman capture and defeat of Carthage" along with other territorial gains for Rome.
One major event that occurred in the Third Punic War was that "Roman captured and defeated of Carthage," since this ultimately led to the Carthage Empire in the Mediterranean.
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