150–101 B.C.

Third Punic War (149–146 B.C.): Rome destroys Carthage , killing 450,000 and enslaving the remaining 50,000 inhabitants. Roman armies conquer Macedonia , Greece , Anatolia , Balearic Islands , and southern France . Venus de Milo (c. 140 B.C.). Cicero, Roman orator (106–43 B.C.).