Carthage.
Rome fought Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC .
The Punic Wars were fought between 264 BC to 146 BC .
The wars fought between Carthage and Rome were Punic Wars, which divided into three different wars. First Punic War - 264 BC to 241 BC Second Punic War - 218 BC to 201 BC Third Punic War - 149 BC to 146 BC (which Carthage lost to Rome)
Rome and its allies. The Punic Wars took place in these time frames: First Punic War--264-241 BC. Second Punic War--- 218-202; and the third Punic War from--149 BC -146 BC.
The reason for the Punic Wars was competing interests and Romans expansion, which was eyeing Sicily, which had territory in Carthage. Punic was the Latin name for the Carthaginians. The Punic Wars were a series of 3 wars fought between Rome and city-state from 264 before Christ to 146 before Christ.
There were three Punic Wars (264-241 BC, 218-201 BC and 149-146 BC)
First Punic War occurred between 264 - 241 BC , the 2nd from 218 - 201 BC and the third Punic War lasted from 149 - 146 BC until the destruction of Carthage in 146 BC by the Roman commander Scipio Aemilianus .
We call them today: First Punic War 264-241 BCE Second Punic War 218-201 BCE Third Punic War 149-146 BCE Punic comes from the Latin word Poenicus, which was their rendition of Phoenician. Carthage was originally a Phoenician colony (from the city of Tyre).
Rome and Carthage had three major wars the Romans called the Punic Wars. The 1st Punic War 264 - 241 BC BCE won by Rome. The 2nd Punic War 218 -202 BC BCE won by Rome The 3rd Punic War 149 - 146 BC BCE won by Rome. The result of the last war was the total destruction of Carthage.
The Punic Wars were caused by the conflict of interests between the existing Carthaginian Empire and the expanding Roman Republic. These were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 to 146 BC.
Rome fought a series of wars with the city-state of Carthage during this period. These wars, known as the Punic Wars, culminated in the total destruction of Carthage and the establishment of Rome as the dominant power in the Mediterranean.
First Punic War 264-241 BCE Second Punic War 218-202 BCE Third Punic War 149-146 BCE