The Battle of Oroscopa was fought in late 151 BC between a Carthaginian army commanded by the general Hasdrubal and a Numidian force under its king, Masinissa, in what is now north western Tunisia. A peace treaty with Rome prohibited Carthage from waging war. Masinissa, an ally of Rome, exploited this to repeatedly raid Carthaginian territory. In 151 BC Carthage assembled an army under Hasdrubal and attempted to deter Masinissa's aggression against the town of Oroscopa. Masinissa lured the Carthaginians into an area of rough terrain and surrounded them. The Carthaginians expected their opponents to disperse, but Masinissa had forged a well-disciplined army and it was able to starve the Carthaginians into surrender. The Carthaginians were then treacherously attacked and many, perhaps most, were killed. Hasdrubal survived and returned to Carthage, where he was condemned to death in an attempt to placate Rome. But Rome launched a punitive expedition, starting the Third Punic War which ended in the complete destruction of Carthage in 146 BC.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1760:

Seven Years' War: France began an unsuccessful attempt to retake Quebec City, which had been captured by Britain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Quebec_%281760%29

1910:

Parliament passed the People's Budget, the first budget in British history with the express intent of redistributing wealth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Budget

1992:

The acquittal of policemen who had beaten African-American motorist Rodney King sparked six days of civil unrest in Los Angeles (damage pictured), during which 63 people were killed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Los_Angeles_riots

1997:

The Chemical Weapons Convention entered into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons in the 87 countries that had ratified the convention. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_Weapons_Convention

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

curate's egg: (idiomatic) A thing which has good and bad parts, but is overall spoilt by the bad. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/curate%27s_egg

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Despite the disturbing rhetoric coming out of the Kremlin, the facts are plain for everybody to see. We’re not attacking Russia; we’re helping Ukraine defend itself against Russian aggression. And just as Putin chose to launch this brutal invasion, he could make the choice to end this brutal invasion. Russia is the aggressor. No if, ands, or buts about it. Russia is the aggressor. And the world must and will hold Russia accountable.   --Joe Biden https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Joe_Biden