Under Roman rule, Carthage became the capital of the province it then named Africa Proconsularis, following its defeat of the Carthaginians in the Third Punic War in 146 BC, which also included the coastal part of modern Libya.
Baixo o romano, Cartago converteuse na capital da provincia daquela chamada Africa Proconsularis, despois da derrota dos cartaxineses na terceira guerra púnica en -146, que tamén incluía a parte costeira da moderna Libia.