User:Gog the Mild/sandbox

Rome was determined that the city of Carthage remain in ruins. The Senate despatched a ten-man commission and Scipio was ordered to carry out further demolitions. A curse was placed on anyone who might attempt to resettle the site in the future.{{sfn|Miles|2011|p=353}} The former site of the city was confiscated as {{lang|la|ager publicus}}, public land.{{sfn|Le Bohec|2015|p=443}} The remaining Carthaginian territories were annexed by Rome and reconstituted to become the Roman province of Africa with Utica as its capital.{{sfn|Scullard|2002|pp=310, 316}} The province became a major source of grain and other foodstuffs for Rome.{{sfn|Whittaker|1996|p=596}} Numerous large Punic cities, such as those in Mauretania, were taken over by the Romans,{{sfn|Pollard|2015|p = 249}} although they were permitted to retain their Punic system of government and culture.{{sfn|Fantar|2015|pp=455–456}} The Romans did not interfere in the locals' private lives and Punic culture, language and religion survived, and is known to modern scholars as "Neo-Punic civilization".{{sfn|Le Bohec|2015|pp=443–445}}{{sfn|Fantar|2015|p=454}} The Punic language continued to be spoken in north Africa until the 7th century AD.{{sfn|Jouhaud|1968|p= 22}}{{sfn|Scullard|1955|p=105}}

A century later, the site of Carthage was rebuilt as a Roman city by Julius Caesar; it became one of the main cities of Roman Africa by the time of the Empire.{{sfn|Richardson|2015|pp=480–481}}{{sfn|Miles|2011|pp=363–364}} Rome still exists as the capital of Italy;{{sfn|Mazzoni|2010|pp=13–14}} the ruins of Carthage lie {{convert|24|km|sigfig=2}} east of Tunis on the North African coast.{{sfn|Goldsworthy|2006|p=296}}{{sfn|UNESCO|2020}}

Rome still exists as the capital of Italy;{{sfn|Mazzoni|2010|pp=13–14}} the ruins of Carthage lie {{convert|24|km|sigfig=2}} east of Tunis on the North African coast.{{sfn|Goldsworthy|2006|p=296}}{{sfn|UNESCO|2020}}

::::As you will have gathered, we seem to differ a little on how much (and thus what, or perhaps vice versa) to put into the aftermath of this one. I don't see a need for much more than there is. But, given the usual good sense of your suggestions, and what is in the sources you mention, I'll see what I can do. Some thoughts/points.

::::*Re "There are three chapters in Blackwell's Companion on the aftermath/afterlife of the wars ... is [the current Aftermath] really a fair summary of the key points made there?" It may be, or may not. No article nor section is required nor even supposed to be a summary of a source. I hope that the Aftermath is a fair summary of the scholarly consensus and gives the main points of it due weight in the context of the article - in this case a brief encyclopedia article on a series of wars. I think it is the due weight area that you are unhappy with. [?] so let me see what I can do to edge towards an acceptable compromise.::::*Rereading Brizzi I really can't find anything appropriate for the aftermath, not even when straining. Did you have anything in mind?::::*Richardson: I don't see that there is anything to be gained by adding key points concerning the Romans ongoing campaigns in Hispania, nor Carthage's role in the abortive Gracchian land reforms. (Do you differ?) I am unenthusiastic about adding details from as late as the early Imperial period, but see below for a possibility.::::*Fantar seems passably well mined to me. But see below for a possible slight expansion.