Punic Wars after the Roman word for the Carthaginians Poenicus (Phoenicians - Carthage was originally a Phoenician colony).
The Roman Empire and Carthrage were fighting in the Punic Wars.
Rome was fighting Carthage.
Carthage
During the First, Second and Third Punic Wars, the Roman Republic fought the city of Carthage and its surrounding territories. Ancient Carthage was founded by sea faring Phoenicians around 814 BCE. In 650 BCE Carthage gained its independence and became a major regional power in the Mediterranean. Carthage controlled large colonies in Northern Africa, the Iberian Peninsula, Sicily, Corsica, Sardina and other territories during much of its existence. Eventually the growth of the Roman Republic brought it into conflict with the Carthaginians. The two powers fought the Punic Wars over the course of 120 years from 264BCE to 146BCE. At the end of the Third Punic War, the Roman forces destroyed Carthage and razed the city to the ground.
The Punic Wars where three wars between Rome and Carthage, all won by Rome. Both were vying for supremacy against each other. Unfortunately for Carthage, Rome won all of the three wars. Maybe the most famous war, the Second Punic War involved Hannibal, a famous Carthage general leading a surprise attack on Rome, led by his war elephants. However, the Roman general, Scipio, led an attack on Carthage and Hannibal had to retreat to save his capital city. In the third Punic War, Rome finally completed the defeat of Carthage and the civilization of Carthagians was destroyed.
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.
The Punic Wars after the Greek word for Phoenicians, which the Carthaginians were.
The Punic Wars after the Greek word for Phoenicians, which the Carthaginians were.
Punicus was the Roman word for the shellfish which produced a blue dye for which the Phoenicians were famous. Carthage was Phoenician. The name stuck.
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The Roman defeat of Carthage assured Roman hegemony throughout the western Mediterranean .
Carthage.
Carthage.
Carthage was important to Roman history because the successful wars against Carthage made Rome a superpower.
They were known as the Punic Wars, a word derived from the Roman word for Carthage.
The wars between Rome and Carthage were called the Punic Wars.
Punic Wars