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Punic Wars
The Punic Wars were a series of military engagements between the ascendant Roman Republic and the former Phoenician colony of Carthage, in what is now Tunisia. The Wars were notable for the Carthaginian General Hannibal's Crossing over the Alps with elephants in the Second Punic War and for Rome's complete razing of Carthage in the Third Punic War.
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Who were the major characters in the punic wars?
Carthage army And roman navy were the main characters I asked the question just saying.
Why did Hannibal Barca hate Rome?
Hannibal hated Rome because his father hated Rome---sort of a family tradition. As a youngster, Hannibal was made to swear an oath of hatred against Rome by his father.
Hannibal hated Rome because his father hated Rome---sort of a family tradition. As a youngster, Hannibal was made to swear an oath of hatred against Rome by his father.
Hannibal hated Rome because his father hated Rome---sort of a family tradition. As a youngster, Hannibal was made to swear an oath of hatred against Rome by his father.
Hannibal hated Rome because his father hated Rome---sort of a family tradition. As a youngster, Hannibal was made to swear an oath of hatred against Rome by his father.
Hannibal hated Rome because his father hated Rome---sort of a family tradition. As a youngster, Hannibal was made to swear an oath of hatred against Rome by his father.
Hannibal hated Rome because his father hated Rome---sort of a family tradition. As a youngster, Hannibal was made to swear an oath of hatred against Rome by his father.
Hannibal hated Rome because his father hated Rome---sort of a family tradition. As a youngster, Hannibal was made to swear an oath of hatred against Rome by his father.
Hannibal hated Rome because his father hated Rome---sort of a family tradition. As a youngster, Hannibal was made to swear an oath of hatred against Rome by his father.
Hannibal hated Rome because his father hated Rome---sort of a family tradition. As a youngster, Hannibal was made to swear an oath of hatred against Rome by his father.
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How many years passed between the battle of Cannae and the battle of Zama?
14 - Cannae 216 BC, Zama 202 BC
Was widespread slavery a problem facing Rome after the punic wars?
Slavery was a fact of life in the ancient world. It was widespread in the sense that all cultures had slaves. It was no more of a problem for Rome than it would have been in any other country after any other war.
Slavery was a fact of life in the ancient world. It was widespread in the sense that all cultures had slaves. It was no more of a problem for Rome than it would have been in any other country after any other war.
Slavery was a fact of life in the ancient world. It was widespread in the sense that all cultures had slaves. It was no more of a problem for Rome than it would have been in any other country after any other war.
Slavery was a fact of life in the ancient world. It was widespread in the sense that all cultures had slaves. It was no more of a problem for Rome than it would have been in any other country after any other war.
Slavery was a fact of life in the ancient world. It was widespread in the sense that all cultures had slaves. It was no more of a problem for Rome than it would have been in any other country after any other war.
Slavery was a fact of life in the ancient world. It was widespread in the sense that all cultures had slaves. It was no more of a problem for Rome than it would have been in any other country after any other war.
Slavery was a fact of life in the ancient world. It was widespread in the sense that all cultures had slaves. It was no more of a problem for Rome than it would have been in any other country after any other war.
Slavery was a fact of life in the ancient world. It was widespread in the sense that all cultures had slaves. It was no more of a problem for Rome than it would have been in any other country after any other war.
Slavery was a fact of life in the ancient world. It was widespread in the sense that all cultures had slaves. It was no more of a problem for Rome than it would have been in any other country after any other war.
Who did Roman General Scipio attack?
It depends. There were many generals called Scipio. Scipio was a family name. The most famous one was Scipio Africanus. He defeated the Carthaginian generals Mago Barca and Hasdrubal Grisco at the battle of Ilipa in today's Spain in 206 BC. He then defeated Hannibal at the Battle of Zama in today's Tunisia in 202 BC.
How did religion affect the punic wars?
Not at all - it was not a war about religion. Peoples recignised the equivalence of their gods, and so did not fight over them. It was not until the advent of the exclusivist religions - Judaism-Christianity-Islam that religious wars became popular.
Rome and Carthage fought for more than a century how many punic wars were there?
There were three Punic Wars (264-241 BC, 218-201 BC and 149-146 BC)
What did Carthage control before the start of the Punic Wars?
Before the wars Carthage controlled much of Northern Africa, southern Spain and had a foot hold in Sicily. They also had dominance over the seas and until the Punic wars had an unmatched and vast trade fleets. Much of Carthage's wealth came from control of trade roots.
How did people in this time discover the punic wars?
People discovered the Punic wars from literature handed down to us from the ancients and the medieval scholars. Today we learn about them by studying history or just reading the translations of the ancient writers.
What were the effects of the Persian and Punic Wars on Greece and Rome?
he Persian Wars brought Athens to a position and strength and prosperity on the back of the anti--Persian league which it led in the later stages o the war, and which it then turned into an empire of its own. This led to organised divisions in the Greek world, and devastating wars, and paved thay for Macedonia to achieve dominance, and use this power to seize the Persian Empire.
Rome's destruction of Carthage in the Punic Wars gave it control of the Western Mediterranean, which it expanded to control of the Eastern Mediterranean as the Greek world continued its infighting and so divided and weakened itself that it made an easy target for Roman takeover.
How might the world be different today if Carthage had won the Punic Wars?
There were three Punic War which Carthage lost over 120 years. If Rome had lost the third one, they would have continued on to a fourth one. Carthage was their barrier to control of the Mediterranean Sea.
Who control of this island caused the first Punic war?
The control of Sicily, particularly the city of Messana, sparked the First Punic War between Rome and Carthage. In 264 BCE, a conflict arose when the Mamertines, a group of mercenaries in Messana, sought assistance from both Rome and Carthage. Rome's decision to intervene and support the Mamertines marked the beginning of the war, as it encroached on Carthaginian interests in the region. Ultimately, the struggle for dominance over Sicily escalated into a prolonged conflict lasting over two decades.
Describe how rome defeated Carthage to become the ruler of the meditrranean region?
There were three wars over the period 264 to 146 BCE, Rome winning each one. In the third war, Carthage was captured, destroyed and its people sold into slavery as a 'final solution' to the resilient Carthaginian rivalry.
You have already said the name of that war: Second Punic War. It was the second of three Punic wars between Rome and Carthage. Punic is an adaptation of Punicus, the Latin name for the Carthaginians.
Another name for this war is Hannibalistic War.
