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==Roman Domination==

==Roman Domination==

The emerging power of [[Rome]] brought the two into conflict starting in [[Sicily]] in the middle of the 3rd century B.C.  Carthage was eventually destroyed by Rome after the course of three wars, the [[Punic Wars]] which were monumental for their time period.  Carthage was an independent power, until its lands were taken by Rome following the Third [[Punic War]].  During its time as a Roman principality, it developed a thriving Christian community.  [[St. Augustine]] of [[Hippo]] hailed from what was once Carthaginian land, as did the [[Donatist|Donatists]], a Christian sect which Augustine succeeded in branding as heretical.

The emerging power of [[Rome]] brought the two into conflict starting in [[Sicily]] in the middle of the 3rd century B.C.  Carthage was eventually destroyed by Rome after the course of three wars, the [[Punic Wars]] which were monumental for their time period.  Carthage was an independent power, until its lands were taken by Rome following the [[Third Punic War]].  During its time as a Roman principality, it developed a thriving Christian community.  [[St. Augustine]] of [[Hippo]] hailed from what was once Carthaginian land, as did the [[Donatist|Donatists]], a Christian sect which Augustine succeeded in branding as heretical.

==After Rome==

==After Rome==