Rome from his father‚ Hamilcar Barca. Hamilcar was also a hero and military leader and conquered much of Spain; he inspired Hannibal to hate Rome and trained him from boyhood for leadership and battle. While Hamilcar lead the first Punic war‚ the second and third Punic wars were lead by Hannibal and his multicultural armies. Hannibal not only relied on his devoted armies but he had both elephants and cavalry to add both surprise and strategy. Hannibal’s army was composed mainly of troops from
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There is no doubt that Western History is filled with brutal wars and combats. Blood was spilled and men were killed in order to bring their nation to victory. These fights could not be avoided for it was in their nature to expand the territory of their empire and seek for more power. Many leaders were able to skillfully direct their armies to triumph. But as victorious as they were‚ no one can deny the fact that there were as many battles lost as there were won. According to a Greek Historian names
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castle all day. Rome avoided being attacked by beating the enemy to the attack. One example of Roman violence in all three Punic wars‚ Rome declared rome on Carthage and didn’t leave them alone until 3 wars later when most of the Carthaginians were killed‚ and those that were not were sold to slavery. But I am getting ahead of myself‚ back to the beginning of the 1st punic war. War was declared in 264 BC on the day that rome decided it was a good idea to interfere with a clash on western Sicily‚ a Carthaginian
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HANNIBAL AND THE BATTLE OF CANNAE The battle of Cannae was a major battle of the Second Punic War near the town of Cannae‚ an ancient village in southern part of Italy. The battle took place between the outnumbered Carthaginian army under Hannibal against the Romans under the command of Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro. For the most part‚ the Romans were overpowered by the undermanned Carthaginian forces. Many historians agree that the battle of Cannae is one of the greatest
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fiercest enemy to the Roman civilization. At the end of the Republic though‚ Carthage became Rome’s biggest rival and enemy. These battles were to identify which one will gain the supremacy or dominion over the world. Being aware of the impact of those wars‚ the Romans had done the essential by winning the fight; something that resulted in the
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As mentioned before‚ Hannibal crossed the Alps and Apennines to his great difficulty and bereavement. Not only did this journey cost him most of his elephants‚ but he also lost a large portion of his soldiers. Crossing the mountain ranges resulted in the loss of approximately 13‚333 men‚ which makes up a third of the forty-thousand men that he originally had. It is important to note‚ though‚ that this was the best case scenario for Hannibal. Had he decided to bring heavy siege equipment that he needed
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Joyce Ann S. Ong III-Integrity The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC. At the time‚ they were probably the largest wars that had ever taken place. The term Punic comes from the Latin word Punicus (or Poenicus)‚ meaning "Carthaginian"‚ with reference to the Carthaginians’ Phoenician ancestry. The main cause of the Punic Wars was the conflict of interests between the existing Carthaginian Empire and the expanding Roman Republic. The Romans
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world‚ it had a lot of land to gain and a lot of wars to fight. The largest‚ and probably most important wars‚ was called the Punic Wars‚ which was fought between Rome and Carthage. There was a series of three wars‚ lasting between 264 BCE until 146 BCE. The motives of these wars are complex‚ but essentially each city-state was determined to conquer the other in an attempt to gain territory for trade and economic expansion. Prior to the first war‚ Rome and Carthage signed peace treaties in the
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legendary exploits. Carthage occupied modern day northern Africa to the south and was the undisputed master of the seas. As both empires strived to expand their territories‚ they were eventually to engage each other in a series of three wars. These three wars spanned from the occupation of Messina in 264 B.C.E. until the burning of Carthage in 146 B.C.E. 1 This paper will discuss the history of events leading to the battle of Mylae‚ examine the battle
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The Punic Wars were fought between Rome and Carthage. The wars lasted over one hundred years starting in 264 B.C. and ending in 146 B.C. At the start of the war‚ Rome was the dominant power in the Italian Peninsula and Carthage was a wealthy and advanced city with the most powerful navy in the world. Rome ended up winning the wars and for this reason Rome became the most powerful force in the Mediterranean. The course of Rome becoming the most powerful force in the Mediterranean takes place over
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