The Punic Wars, also called the Carthaginian Wars (264–146 BCE), were a series of wars between the Roman Republic and Carthage for control over the …
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The Punic Wars: The Battle for the Mediterranean
The three Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage lasted intermittently, over nearly a century, from 264 to 146 BCE. In the end, Rome was victorious.
While Rome won the Second Punic War, it struck a fundamental blow to Rome’s martial manpower and military resolve. The Republic was haunted by the …
Today, the exploits of the Punic Wars are often retold as the springboard that propelled the Romans from city-state to hegemon of the entire …
In 216 BCE, Hannibal inflicted one of the most devastating losses in Roman military history at Cannae — but how did his outnumbered forces defeat the …
Nowadays, the military prowess and supremacy of ancient Rome is not questioned by the public. But that was not always the case. Throughout most of …
