Punic War Main Fighters-
Rome- Parts of Italy With Some Colonies
Carthage- Northern Africa
Roman Army- The roman army was made up of legions who were a group of 5,000 soldiers made up of cavalry and infantry.
First Punic War(264-241 BC)- Consisted of strategic naval battles for control of importantly located Sicily. Rome wins and gains control of Sicily.
Second Punic War(218-201 BC)- Main player in the war was Hannibal who was a 29 year old general who almost took Rome. He was a great strategist who attacked Rome from the north through Spain. He couldn't make it all of the way to Rome so he laid a siege for 15 years but couldn't complete the the victory of taking Rome. One of the things he is known fro is he took elephants into battle which scared Roman soldiers because they have never seen them before.
Third Punic War(149-146)- In this war Rome goes on the final push and takes Carthage. The people of Carthage are taken as slaves and Carthage was taken into a province of Rome.
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