2nd Punic War The Roman Republic‚ early on in her history‚ was faced with a great foe from the South. Carthage and Rome were rivals throughout their shared history. What is likely the most notable of the conflicts waged between these two powers is the Second Punic War. This war‚ waged between the years of 218 – 201 B.C‚ saw Rome come dangerously close to her own demise. The Carthaginian campaign in Italy‚ led by Hannibal Barca‚ was immensely destructive and costly for Rome. It is interesting to
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In the year 218 BCE‚ Hannibal and his military travelled across the Alps‚ leading his greatest weapon – war elephants‚ something no one else had accomplished. Hannibal had overcome the impossible‚ training elephants who have sensitive hearing‚ to become powerful weapons during battle. Hearing the plans of Gaius Flaminius‚ Hannibal a followed‚ eventually overtaking the Roman troops. After Hannibal and his army‚ who he lead through the extensive Alps‚ earned victory during the ’Battle of Trebia’; the
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invitation of Messina‚ Rome eccepted because the conflict sparked an opportunity to declare war on Carthage. The Punic war extended over 100 years‚ finally after a long and costly war‚ Rome prevailed and won. The strange thing was that Carthage was pretty much done after the second Punic war‚ when Rome placed an unbearable conditions on the Carthaginians and destroyed their fleet‚ why did Rome go into a third war we ask? Rome knew that Carthage will always be a thorn in their side if they dont wipe
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well known or rich. He was still a child when his sisters married‚ and his brothers-in-law were close associates during his father ’s struggles in the Mercenary War and the Punic conquest of Iberia. To better understand Hannibal’s rise to greatness one needs to look into his father’s history. After Carthage ’s defeat in the First Punic War‚ Hamilcar set out to improve his family ’s and Carthage ’s fortunes. With that in mind and supported by Gades‚ Hamilcar began the subjugation of the tribes of
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pounds of armour‚ weapons and supplies. Rome considered Carthage a threat to its allies in southern Italy and to the supply of grain in the island of Sicily. The series of wars that Rome fought with Carthage were called the Punic Wars. (Punic Wars‚ n.d.) Rome began the war with a stronger army for it could
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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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Mediterranean area before they were conquered by Rome. “The Carthaginian Republic then was one of the longest-lived and largest states in the ancient Mediterranean”. 1 Carthage had many strengths. They used these strengths for their benefit in the three Punic Wars they fought against Rome. A strength that Carthage had was their wealth. They were the richest city in the Mediterranean. Even the poorest in Carthage lived in nice houses. The Carthaginian Government could use this money to get new soldiers‚ armour
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the ancient super powers. These states met three times in war‚ in what became to be known as the Punic Wars. All these wars however were won by Rome‚ and when the third Punic war was finished Carthage was completely destroyed. This paper will trace the history of Carthage and how it came to be almost the equal of Rome. It will also show the strength of these two ancient powers and how their first conflict or what is called the first Punic war led to Rome becoming a naval power. It is believed and
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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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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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