War between the Roman Republic and Carthage between 149 and 146 BCE

The wife of Hasdrubal the Boetharch, seeing the defeat of Carthage by the Romans, throws herself and her children into a blazing temple in front of distressed onlookers. Engraving by P. Woeiriot.

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Punic War, 3rd, 149-146 B.C.

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Images referencing Punic War, 3rd, 149-146 B.C.

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The wife of Hasdrubal the Boetharch, seeing the defeat of Carthage by the Romans, throws herself and her children into a blazing temple in front of distressed onlookers. Engraving by P. Woeiriot.