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Punicus (poenicus) was the Latin word for Phoenician. Carthage was originally a colony set up in North Africa (where Tunisia is today) by the Phoenicians from the Levant. Punic derives from this word Punicus.

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What mountain did Hannibal cross to defeat the Romans in the second punic war?

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What were the roman wars against Carthage called?

They were called the Punic Wars. There were three Punic Wars and the name came from the Roman word for Phoenician as Carthage was located in the territory that used to belong to the Phoenicians.


What is the name of a war similar to the Trojan war?

Third Punic War.


What did Rome do to Carthage after the third Punic war?

The Third Punic War ended Carthage's independent existence. Annexation of all remaining Carthaginian territory by Rome, and the death or enslavement of the entire Carthaginian population


What was fought against Carthage?

The Punic Wars were fought between Rome and Carthage.

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What does the word Punic mean in Punic Wars?

Related to Carthage or the people of Carthage.The Carthaginians were of Phoenician origin, and the Latin word for Phoenician was Punicus.


Does Phoenician mean punic?

The Latin word for Phoenican is Poenicus. The Carthaginians were Phoenicians, so the word was used for the Punic Wars which is the Anglicised spelling.


What does the word Punic mean?

The Latin word Punic is an adjective that means "of or relating to ancient Carthage, the inhabitants of Carthage, or their language." It can also mean "having the treacherous character attributed to the inhabitants of Carthage by the Romans." As a noun, Punic can men the Phoenician dialect that was spoken in ancient Carthage.


What is the name of the Roman General that defeated Carthage?

If you mean in the 2nd Punic War, then the answer is Publius Cornelius Scipio otherwise known as Scipio Africanus. If you mean the 3rd Punic War, then Scipio Aemilianus


What does the Latin word Punic mean?

The Latin word Punic is an adjective that means "of or relating to ancient Carthage, the inhabitants of Carthage, or their language." It can also mean "having the treacherous character attributed to the inhabitants of Carthage by the Romans." As a noun, Punic can men the Phoenician dialect that was spoken in ancient Carthage.


What is port problem during punic wars?

It is not clear what you mean by port problem.


Where do the punic war get their name from?

Punicus was originally the Latin name for the Phoenicians. Later it came to mean Carthaginian (the Carthaginians were Phoenicians). The Punic Wars (there were three of them) were fought between Rome and Carthage.


What were the three wars between Carthage and Rome called?

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).


Who is hannibel?

If you mean Hannibal, he was the Carthaginian general who fought against Rome in the second Punic War.


What do the Punic Wars mean to today's society?

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What was the first Punic War?

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Punic is the latin word for what?

Punic was the Latin word for Phoenician.