Carthage major events By dennnny 813 BCE Founded in: Carthage was founded by Phoenician Queen Elissa (better known as Dido) at around 813 BCE 650 BCE Perennial Wars with Greeks started 575 BCE Fall of Tyre 480 BCE Battle of Himera Hamilcar leads Carthaginians against Greeks 405 BCE Peace treaty with Greeks Period: 264 BCE to 241 BCE First Punic War 250 BCE Occupation of Messena Period: 218 BCE to 201 BCE Second Punic War 216 BCE Battle of Cannae Period: 202 BCE to 201 BCE Battle of Zama and peace treaty with Rome Period: 149 BCE to 146 BCE Third Punic War Period: 147 BCE to 146 BCE Scipio's intervention