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- DictionaryPu·nic Wars/ˈpyo͞onik wôrz/
- 1. three wars between Rome and Carthage that led to the undisputed dominance of Rome in the western Mediterranean.
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May 7, 2024 · Punic Wars, (264–146 bce), a series of three wars between the Roman Republic and the Carthaginian (Punic) empire, resulting in the destruction of Carthage, the enslavement of its population, and Roman hegemony over the western Mediterranean.
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The Punic Wars were a series of wars between 264 and 146 BC fought between the Roman Republic and Ancient Carthage. Three wars took place, on both land and sea, across the western Mediterranean region and involved a total of forty-three years of warfare.
- 264 BC-146 BC
- Roman victoryDestruction of Carthage
- Western Mediterranean region
Oct 29, 2009 · The Punic Wars, with generals like Hannibal and Scipio Africanus, were a series of battles between ancient Rome and the city-state of Carthage in North Africa.
Apr 18, 2018 · The Punic Wars were a series of conflicts fought between Carthage and Rome between 264 BCE and 146 BCE. The name Punic comes from the word Phoenician ( Phoinix in the Greek, Poenus from Punicus in Latin) as applied to the citizens of Carthage, who were of Phoenician ethnicity.
- Joshua J. Mark
- The Punic Wars were a series of conflicts between Carthage and Rome between 264-146 BCE. Rome won all three wars.
- "Punic" comes from the Latin "Punicus" which was the Roman word for Phoenicians and the Carthaginians were considered Phoenicians. Since Roman auth...
- Rome won all three Punic Wars and, after the third, Carthage was destroyed.
- The First Punic War: 264-241 BCE; The Second Punic War: 218-201 BCE; The Third Punic War: 149-146 BCE.
- The Punic Wars were caused by the competing interests of Carthage and Rome. Carthage controlled the Mediterranean and Rome was expanding, bringing...
The First Punic War (264–241 BC) was the first of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage, the two main powers of the western Mediterranean in the early 3rd century BC. For 23 years, in the longest continuous conflict and greatest naval war of antiquity, the two powers struggled for supremacy.
