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During the second punic war Hannibal invaded Italy from Spain whilst Rome invaded Spain from Italy. Hannibal proved himself to be the superior general in battles against the Romans, especially at the battle of Cannae (216BC) when he decisively defeated a major Roman army using strategic tactics. Romans then employed fabian tactics against Hannibal so he stayed mainly in the South of Rome where loyalty to Rome was not as strong and he had a better chance of garnering support. The Carthaginians held their position in Spain until P. Cornelius Scipio took a Roman army over there and captured New Carthage. Hannibal's brother then abandoned Spain to help Hannibal but was unsuccessful. So Hannibal basically just trashed the south of Italy until 202BC. In 205BC Scipio was elected consul and led a campaign in North Africa against the Carthaginians in 204BC. The Carthaginians sued for peace in 203BC but when Hannibal returned in 202BC he convinced them to break their peace agreements. Hannibal and Scipio faced each other in the battle of Zama and Hannibal was defeated. Scipio earned the nickname 'Africanus' for winning this battle.

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The first Punic War was fought between Carthage, and Rome, the second was fought in Rome, and the third was fought in Carthage.


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What was Hannibal and the second punic war?

The Second Punic War was between Carthage and Rome. Heannibal was a Carthaginian general in that war.


What was the series of wars between Carthage and Rome called?

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In the second punic war?

You have already said the name of that war: Second Punic War. It was the second of three Punic wars between Rome and Carthage. Punic is an adaptation of Punicus, the Latin name for the Carthaginians. Another name for this war is Hannibalistic War.


What were the events of the punic war?

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What land did Carthage retake between the first and second Punic wars?

Much of Spain.


War between rome and Carthage?

The wars between Rome and Carthage were called the Punic Wars.


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Why did they fight in the Second Punic War?

A struggle for domination of the Western Mediterranean between Rome and Carthage.


Who were the Roman enemies in the Punic war?

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