Category: Punic Wars

The second Punic war, more famously known as the Hannibalic war, was a turning point for Roman rule it was the dawn of the Roman empire. The Punic wars marked the end of a minor, mostly peaceful, democratic, land-based regional power the Roman republic and the beginning of a great, violent, autocratic, sea-based empire that…

Introduction Between Rome and Carthage, there is a wide variety of social, cultural, religious, military, etc. However, the ending Punic Wars determined its viability. Rome and Carthage are the most famous cities in the Mediterranean. Rome is a land power, Carthage is a sea power, and it is expanding its energy through trade. After defeating…

The second Punic War was a consequence of the humiliation that Carthages people suffered following the first war and the harsh terms levied by Rome. After years of hostile actions that lead to the conquest of a Roman protectorate, Carthage would declare the Second Punic War and attacked Rome under Hannibal Barcid. Hannibal was born…

The Punic Wars represented a great period of conflict between the Carthaginians and the Romans (Bagnall, 2003, p. 7) and involved three wars that spanned from 264-146 BC for over a hundred years (Bagnall, 2003, p. 5). These brutal one hundred and twenty years were defined by conflicts on both land and sea such as…