On this date: Two millennia later, the 3rd Punic War ends
In 1985, a war came to an official end – 2,131 years after its final battle. For centuries during the pre-Christian era, two ...
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Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Warship's Bronze Battering Ram, Sunk During an Epic Battle Between Rome and Carthage
Rome and Carthage had been fighting for more than two decades. Rome’s victory in the skirmish, officially called the Battle of the Aegates, brought an end to the First Punic War, the initial ...
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Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
While Rome won the Second Punic War, it struck a fundamental blow to Rome’s martial manpower and military resolve. The ...
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‘Hannibal and Scipio’ Review: Carthage Versus Rome
including his war elephants, across the Alps and had won several battles in Italy, even while Scipio, the younger of the two, was still rising through the Roman ranks. Rome’s senior commanders ...