Rome’s Conquest of Berber North Africa: From Carthage’s Fall to Caesar (146–30 BCE)

Rome’s conquest of North Africa changed history forever. From the smoking ruins of Carthage in 146 BC, Rome carved out its first African province, reshaping the Mediterranean world. Over the next century, Rome battled rival Numidian kings like Jugurtha, fought bloody civil wars, and clashed with Juba I and the Pompeians until Julius Caesar arrived with a pivotal battle at Thapsus. Under Augustus, Africa became one of the empire’s richest provinces, the breadbasket of Rome and why control of North Africa was vital to the survival of the later Roman Empire. Quick list on what we'll cover: 0:00 The fall of Carthage and creation of Africa Vetus 3:44 The Jugurthine War and the rise of Marius and Sulla (Jugurtha) 8:00 Julius Caesar’s African Campaigns and the Late Republican Wars (Juba I, Bocchus II, Bogud) 14:00 Consolidation Under Augustus (Juba II) #romanhistory #carthage #caesar #ancientrome #northafrica #historydocumentary Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and comment if you enjoy history as much as we do. Become a member to help out the channel and keep the project alive (not to mention early access)! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFn4wt14ytUbngBJp8SsWKQ/join This video is a part of our series on Northern Africa. You can find each individual one here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaWQkkziGGfcsMsf9d-O3AGOHzBxeJ7H3 Welcome to our Subregion Documentaries! These standalone full documentaries are meant to summarize broad topics in history and balances political history and events, with social/daily life, and culture. If you've watched our History of the World and Time Period documentary series, these videos are a perfect next step! ----- Check out the Sections on our Homepage for the series we are working on: https://www.youtube.com/c/MadeInHistory Lvl 1: HISTORY OF THE WORLD https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaWQkkziGGfe7hVpRMyeozS5RHcMVQwcJ Lvl 2: TIME PERIOD MEGA-DOCUMENTARIES https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaWQkkziGGfeaFYBIWUy8l2xmlesX7MFh ----- All images used with CC license.