Trace the epic rivalry between Carthage and Rome through all three Punic Wars (264–146 BC), and discover why Rome ultimately emerged victorious. From Hannibal’s brilliant campaigns to Carthage ...

Carthage, Tunisia (WHTM) In 1985, a war came to an official end – 2,131 years after its final battle. For centuries during the pre-Christian era, two major powers in the Mediterranean Sea are… ...

Initially hesitant, Rome eventually accepted due to the danger of Carthage regaining power in Magna Graecia. Everything was set for the First Punic War, but that is another story. In the end, the ...

Then came the rivalry with Rome and the three Punic Wars, which ended in 146 B.C. after a brutal siege as the Romans razed Carthage, destroyed its libraries and, tradition says, sowed its ground ...

Roman conquerors tried to erase the past of this ancient Tunisian port city—but these historic sites shed light on the true glories of Carthage.

The 2,200-year-old artifact was used in a famous battle between Rome and Carthage as part of the Punic Wars.

Punic Necropolis of Puig des Molins on the island of Ibiza. The new ancient DNA study sequenced human remains from this and other important Phoenician-Punic archaeological sites.