After Rome Had Twice Defeated Carthage,a Third Punic War

question 4

Multiple Choice

After Rome had twice defeated Carthage,a Third Punic War:

• A)was unthinkable to most statesmen in the mid-second century b.c.e.
• B)left Rome defeated and in ruins.
• C)ran contrary to Roman public opinion and principles of international law.
• D)ended in disaster for the Roman Expeditionary Force in North Africa.
• E)was provoked by war hawks who thought Carthage must be destroyed.

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