Punicus was their word for Phoenicians - Carthage was originally a Phoenician colony.
They were fighting the City state of Cathage. The Latin name for Carthage was Punicia.
Punicus was their word for Phoenician, which had established Carthage as a colony in North Africa.
The Romans destroyed Carthage in 146 BC.
The Romans persevered over Carthage .
146 BCE.
149-146BC
Romans and Carthage
After the fall of Carthage, the Romans gained dominance over the Mediterranean. It was at this time that they could actually be called a super power.
That is a fairy story - where would you find all that salt? They symbolically put salt in a plough furrow, and after selling the people into slavery, resettled their retired military veterans there.
Romans and Carthage
The Romans and the Carthaginians.
Carthage.