To eliminate it as a competitor for control of the Western Mediterranean.
The Carthaginians, led by Hannibal, won the Battle of Cannae in 216 BC. The Carthaginians used a successful double envelopment strategy which resulted in a devastating defeat for the Roman army. It is considered one of the greatest tactical victories in military history.
As an elected magistrate, he led an army of Roman citizens. Hannibal led a mercenary army for the Carthaginians.
The Roman army had to deal with war elephants used by the Carthaginians.
The Romans were defeated by the Germans at the battle of Teutoburg Forest which was one of the biggest Roman defeats
The Romans were defeated by the Germans at the battle of Teutoburg Forest which was one of the biggest Roman defeats
A turning point was he defeat of the Carthaginians in the Second Punic wars (218-201 BC). Carthage was Rome's main rival.
Marcus Licinius Crassus led Roman legions to defeat the slave army of Spartacus.
The Carthaginians under Hannibal Barca annihilated a Roman army under the command of Gaius Flaminius ~ see related link below .
The Carthaginians hired a Spartan general to whip their army into shape before they faced the Roman army in the spring of 257BC. The Spartan general wins and the Romans are defeated in Carthage.
As a Roman army commander during the Second Punic War. He finally led the army which invaded North Africa and defeated the Carthaginians at the final deciding battle of Zama.
The Carthaginians are likely to have opposed the Punic Wars. This is because the Roman army forced them into slavery and burned their city of Carthage.
the Romans atacked the city of Sicily