Rome, after getting rid of its powerful rival Carthage in the year 146 BC, decided a century later to include Numidia to become the new master of North Africa.
ɹˈoʊm, ˈæftɚ ɡˌɛɾɪŋ ɹˈɪd ʌv ɪts pˈaʊɚfəl ɹˈaɪvəl kˈɑːɹθɪdʒ ɪnðə jˈɪɹ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks bˌiːsˈiː, dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd ɐ sˈɛntʃɚɹi lˈeɪɾɚ tʊ ɪŋklˈuːd nuːmˈɪdiə tə bɪkˌʌm ðə nˈuː mˈæstɚɹ ʌv nˈɔːɹθ ˈæfɹɪkə.