Journal of Philosophy and Culture, Volume 5. No.1, March 2014 115 Why Was Carthage Destroyed? A Re- Examination from an Economic Perspective By Goke Akinboye, Ph.D Email:oa.akinboye@mail.ui.edu.ng Department of Classics, University of Ibadan Abstract The story of Rome‟s destruction of the once buoyant maritime city of Carthage in 146 B.C. has been explained by many scholars, generally, in terms of the fear and security threats posed by Carthaginian naval authority and great trade across the Mediterranean. This kind of generalization leaves little room for other intrinsic causes of the destruction and plays down the core policies that characterized Roman imperialism in North Africa during the Republican times. Adopting the political economy approach, this paper, therefore, re-examines from the economic perspective,