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OK, why didn't the war officially end when Carthage surrendered in 146BC? What does "surrender" even mean?

• hashar 3y ago
  They forgot to fill the paper work, the treaty formally ending the war got signed in 1985.
  • Karellen 3y ago
    > They forgot to fill the paper work, Sorry, without a "/s", can't tell if joking. Was some form of paperwork requirement the norm for officially ending a war back in 146BC? Also, how do we know that no treaty was made then? A lot of documents can get lost, or just disintegrate, in 2,000 years.
• rollcat 3y ago
  From Wikipedia[1]: > Rome still exists as the capital of Italy; the ruins of Carthage lie 16 km (10 mi) east of modern Tunis on the North African coast. A symbolic peace treaty was signed by Ugo Vetere and Chedli Klibi, the mayors of Rome and modern Carthage, respectively, on 5 February 1985; 2,131 years after the war ended. As of 2020 the modern settlement of Carthage was a district of the city of Tunis. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Punic_War#Aftermath https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Punic_War#Aftermath
  • Karellen 3y ago
    > 2,131 years after the war ended. Edit: But also, that does not answer my question of why Carthage surrendering did not officially end the war.