Original sentence: As a result, Carthage suffered a humiliating military defeat and was charged with another fifty year debt to Numidia.Numidia launched another border raid on Carthaginian soil, besieging a town, and Carthage launched a large military expedition (25,000 soldiers) to repel the Numidian invaders
Edited sentence: , Carthage conducted a war without the permission of Rome, and offered Rome their needed pretext to declare war on their weary enemy.After another failed attempt to receive adequate Roman intervention, Carthage sent twenty-five thousand foot soldiers and four hundred calvary under the command of Hasdrubal.As a result of their war with Numidia, Carthage suffered a humiliating military defeat and was charged with another fifty year debt to Numidia.For the first time since 201 B.Hamilcar the Samnite and his supporters met Gullusa and Micipsa outside the city of Corinth.In response to this act of aggression, the Numidians responded by ravaging the dwindling land belonging to the realm of Carthage and besieging the Carthaginian city of Oroscopa.Politicians in Carthage who had attempted to appease Masinissa, the King of Numidia were exiled from Carthage.Responding to the loss of his ability to manipulate the Carthaginians, Masinissa demanded the restitution of those forced into exile by the citizens of Carthage.Rome did not respond to Carthage’s reaction because they didn’t want to resolve crisis, but maintain it.Several of Gullusa’s and Micipsa’s attendants were killed by the mob.The sons of Masinissa received an unwanted welcome from the people of Carthage.To speak on his behalf, the king of Numidia sent his sons Gullusa and Micipsa