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How did the Carthaginians surprise the Romans in the second Punic War?
The Carthaginian general Hannibal surprised the Romans in the Second Punic War by crossing the Alps with his army and attacking them from an unexpected direction. This allowed Hannibal to bypass their defenses and strike deep into Roman territory. This strategy caught the Romans off guard and forced them to fight on unfamiliar terrain.
Who was the learder of Carthage during the wars?
There were three Punic Wars involving Carthage and Rome covering a period from 264 to 146 BE. During this time each side had dozens of commanders. The best known Carthaginian one was Hannibal Barca.
Pros of Hannibal's route during the Punic Wars?
Rome sat on top of an uneasy confderation of Italian citiy-states, whose combined power gave Rome ascendancy. Hannibal's strategy was to take the war to Italy and detach as many of these restive Roman subject cities as possible to his own side. He was partly successful and remained a threat in Italy for many years.Rome took fifteen years to wake up, but then retaliated with the same strategy by sending Scipio to Africa with an army to threaten Carthage. Hannibal was recalled to defend Carthage, and was defeated there, ending the Second Punic War.
What was Hannibal's tactics in the second and third Punic Wars?
Hannibal was dead by the time of the Third Punic War.In the Second Punic War he took the fight to Italy, directly threatening Italy. The remarkable situation that has gone down in history as a brilliant strategy was Hannibal's march through the Alps to reach Italy and totally surprise Rome. He attempted to detach Rome's Italian allies to his side, and remained in Italy for 15 years until Rome woke up and sent a force to Africa to threaten Carthage in the same way.Hannibal was recalled to defend the city, and so his strategy was nullified.
What was the outcome and impact of the Romans in the Punic wars?
The Carthaginians were on one side, Rome on the other. The Romans won all three wars and destroyed Carthage, ad so began their imperial expansion through the Mediterranean.
How did Rome win the Second Punic War against Carthage?
Rome won the second Punic War partly because she had firm allies, especially in Italy, who would not join Hannibal, and partly because Scipio was a better general and strategist than Hannibal.
What Hannibal did?
In the Second Punic War he led an invasion of Italy, taking the war to the Romans, and by detaching many disgruntled Roman allies to his side, kept Rome on the defensive and away from Carthage for over a decade. Rome eventually woke up and invaded Carthage. Hannibal was recalled and lost the battle of Zama in front of the city, losing the war.
How did Hannibal cross the Alps?
by trying to get to the other side
Why did Hannibal not win the war against Rome?
Hannibal was unsuccesfal because he marched his troops almost non-stop through the alps and he fought against another excellent general, Gaius Julius Ceasar. Hannibal was unsuccessful for a number of reason non include fighting against Julius Caesar because Julius Caesar wasnt even alive in the same time as Hannibal.
What was Hannibal's plan to defeat Rome in the Second Punic War?
To take the war to Rome by invading Italy. As he didn't have a seige train to capture the city itself, he roamed around the countryside trying to detach as many of Rome's disgruntled allies to his side as he could. He was partially successful only, so did not get the comprehensive victory he sought, as the Romans, after three defeats, avoided open battle. Eventually Rome woke up to his trick and invaded North Affrica to threaten Carthage, using local kings to help. Hannibal was withdrawn from Italy to protect Carthage, and was defeated there.
What the strategy used during the second Punic war?
He took the war to Rome by moving his army to Italy and attempting to bring the Italian cities, disgruntled by Rome's dominance of them, to his side. As he did not have a siege train to actually attack the city, he moved around the countryside, attempting to enlist the other cities and tempt Rome to meet him in the open where his superior cavalry force could best the Roman infantry. He was partly successful in this over 15 years, but the Romans finally turned the tables by sending an army to Africa to threaten Carthage. Hannibal was withdrawn back to Africa to defend the city and was defeated there.
What island did rome and Carthage fight over?
The first of the three Punic Wars fought by Rome and Carthage was over the control of Sicily.
