Hannibal of Carthage (modern Tunisia), a great military strategist, led elephants through the Alps to defeat Rome.

The Punic Wars from the Carthaginian perspective reveal a struggle for survival against an emerging Roman power. From the ...

The helmet, estimated to be about 2,265 years old, was found in the waters around the Aegadian Islands off the coast of Sicily, officials said. Alexandra Smielova Unsplash An extraordinarily ...

A millennia-old helmet that saw ancient Rome's first great Mediterranean war was recently unearthed in Italy. The find was announced by the Sicilian regional government in a Sept. 5 announcement. In a ...

The 2,200-year-old artifact was used in a famous battle between Rome and Carthage as part of the Punic Wars. Reading time 2 minutes An Italian cultural heritage outfit has announced the recovery of a ...

Ancient shipwreck treasures, a Roman battering ram from the Punic Wars, and remains of an underwater city headline Fernbank Museum’s newest exhibit: “Sunken Treasures, Ancient Seas.” ...

After decades of war between their cities, the generals Scipio Africanus and Hannibal faced off at the Battle of Zama.