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Second Punic War Punic Wars
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Second Punic War Southern Italy
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Second Punic War Punic Wars
525 wordsThe Punic Wars was a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage for a period of 118 years. Rome, one of the sides of these wars, was a immense empire whose influence covered much of the known world at the time. Carthage, the other player in the Punic Wars, was a city state on the North Coast of Africa which had partial control over Sicily before wars and whose location was ideal for trading ground in the Mediterranean. The first war (264 - 241 BC) started because a conflict between tw...
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1,568 wordsHannibal was great Hannibal Hannibal: Hannibal was great Carthaginian general. He is remembered for his great tactical skills on the battle field and as a great military leader. Born in late 247 BC, was the eldest son of Hamilcar Barca. In 237 BC, Hamilcar took his nine year old son, Hannibal, to the alter of a Carthaginian god and made him swear eternal hatred to the Romans. Hannibal and his father then left for Spain. The center of Carthaginian power in Spain was the city of New Carthage. Hann...
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Second Punic War Set Up Camp
1,286 wordsIn 237 B. C. , Hannibal Hannibal In 237 B. C. , Hamilcar Barca took his nine year old son, Hannibal, to the alter of a Carthaginian god and made him swear that he would always be an enemy to the Romans. Hannibal and his father then left for Spain. The center of Carthaginian power in Spain was the city of New Carthage (modern Carthagena). Hannibal saw firsthand his fathers techniques for war (Green 9). When Hamilcar died in battle in 230 B. C. , his son-in-law, Hasdrubal, became general and conti...
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Encyclopaedia Britannica Chicago Il
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Punic Wars Foot Soldiers
1,878 wordsThe Punic wars were a set of three wars that stretched from 264 - 146 BCE. They were fought between the Romans and Carthaginians over trading and land disputes. Basically, two quickly expanding empires came in contact with each other and war was inevitable. There was a fierce competition of trade goods, which formed a strong rivalry between the two powers. Carthage was a city that had been formed by the Phoenicians from Tyre in the 8 th century BCE. It was the strongest city in the Mediterranean...
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2,878 wordsHow Did The Rise Of Rome And How Did The Rise Of Rome And Its Empire Assist In The Development Of Western Europe. ? Early historical Italy contained a diversity of peoples, with different languages, cultures and levels of civilisation; the city of Rome being just one of many scores of Italian communities scattered over Italy. However, in a very short time Rome began to rise above its neighbouring counterparts, quickly establishing itself as a city of great power within Italy. The gradual expansi...
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