The Third Punic War Officially Ended in 1985
In 146 BCE, Rome demolished Carthage, killing and enslaving its population. One problem. There was nobody left to sign a treaty officially ending the Third Punic War.
On February 5, 1985, Ugo Vetere, the mayor of Rome, travelled to Tunisia and signed a peace treaty with Chedli Klibi, the mayor of modern Carthage and secretary-general of the Arab League. The Italians said that they hoped "to set an example in a troubled world." Klibi called the treaty "the last act, sealing symbolically our final reconciliation."
The treaty was not entirely symbolic. It included an agreement for the Italian government to provide substantial restoration and preservation funding for the Carthage archeological site. Today, Carthage is the most visited attraction in Tunisia with more than 1 million visitors annually.