- Punic War
- nounone of the three wars between Carthage and Rome that resulted in the destruction of Carthage and its annexation by Rome; 264-241 BC, 218-201 BC, 149-146 BC• Part Meronyms:
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Punic War, First — (264–241 ),also called First Carthaginian War, first of three wars between the Roman Republic and (ancient Rome) the Carthaginian (Punic) Empire that resulted in the destruction of Carthage. The first Punic war was fought to… … Universalium
Punic War, Second — (218–201 ),also called Second Carthaginian War, second in a series of wars between the Roman Republic and the Carthaginian (Punic) Empire that resulted in Roman hegemony over the western Mediterranean. In the years after the First… … Universalium
Punic War, Third — also called Third Carthaginian War (149–146 BC), third of three wars between the Roman Republic and the Carthaginian (Punic) Empire that resulted in the final destruction of Carthage, the enslavement of its population, and Roman hegemony over… … Universalium
Second Punic War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict= Second Punic War partof= the Punic Wars caption= Borders of Roman and Punic zone of influence in 218 BC, just prior to the war date= 218 to 201 BC place= Italia, Sicily, Hispania, Cisalpine Gaul, Transalpine… … Wikipedia
First Punic War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=First Punic War partof=the Punic Wars caption= date=264 ndash; 241 BC casus= dispute between Carthage and Rome over the Mamertine city Messana place=Mediterranean Sea, Sicily, Sardinia, North Africa… … Wikipedia
Third Punic War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Third Punic War partof= the Punic Wars caption= The location of the city of Carthage date=149 BC ndash; 146 BC place=Carthage (near modern Tunis) casus = For Carthago Numidia attack with Roman support in 151 BC … Wikipedia
List of battles of the Second Punic War — This is an incomplete list of battles of the Second Punic War, showing the battles on the Italian peninsula and some in Africa, in Sicily and Hispania.*218 BC **Battle of Lilybaeum A Roman fleet of 20 quinqueremes defeated a Carthaginian fleet of … Wikipedia
Punic Wars — The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage between 264 and 146 BC [Chris Scarre, The Wars with Carthage, The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome (London: Penguin Books, 1995), 24 25.] , and were probably the… … Wikipedia
Punic military forces — The military forces of the Punic people are all military forces from the State of Carthage in North Africa and troops of Punic ethnicity after the destruction of Carthage in the Third Punic War. The polis Carthage had subdued a large region in… … Wikipedia
War elephant — A war elephant is an elephant trained and guided by humans for combat. Their main use was in charges, to trample the enemy and/or break their ranks. They were probably first employed in India, where the elephant corps served as one of the four… … Wikipedia
