Classical era · 209 BCE

Battle of New Carthage

The battle of New Carthage took place in early 209 BC when a Roman army under Publius Cornelius Scipio successfully assaulted New Carthage, the capital of Carthaginian Iberia, which was defended by a garrison under Mago. The battle was part of the Second Punic War.

Battle of New Carthage
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When
209 BCE
Where
Qart Hadasht
Era
Classical

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