of tybee island. authorities consider the area to be fairly safe. in 1996 , yachting competitions were even held in the gulf as part of the summer olympics. february 5, 1985, mayor of rome met in tunisia to formally sign the truce, ending the third punic war. 2131 years after its actual end. the punic warriors refer to the three wars between rome and carthage in the 3rd-2nd centuries bc. the inhabitants of carthage, once a phoenician colony in north africa, were called punes by the romans. in those days, both rome and carthage were in full bloom and their strength was approximately equal. but the roman republic won all three wars. having defeated the most powerful enemy, rome became the most powerful power of the ancient world. many territories were captured, which became roman provinces. after the third punic war, the city of carthage itself was captured and completely destroyed. it is known that this happened in the spring of 146 bc. and that is why there was no official document about the end of the war. after the 21st century, politician. held a symbolic ceremony as a sign of friendship and cooperation on the outskirts of the capital of tunisia, right on the ruins o