The Third Punic War: The Siege of Carthage Rome attacked the city of Carthage 300,000 Carthaginians defended the city during a three-year siege Siege = an army surrounds a place until those inside finally surrender Every day, Carthaginians produced 500 swords, 500 spears, 140 shields, and 1,000 projectiles to launch from catapults When Rome finally broke through the walls…