The First Punic War marked Rome’s brutal entry into overseas conquest and began a century-long rivalry with Carthage that would shape the ancient Mediterranean. This video breaks down the causes, ...

The Second Punic War was one of the most dramatic conflicts in ancient history where Hannibal’s daring campaigns brought Rome ...

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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 ...

All three of the wars resulted in Roman victory: Carthage lost territories, and by the start of the third war was virtually a vassal state of Rome.

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 ...

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

2,300-Year-Old Battering Ram From Roman Warship Discovered Off Sicilian Coast The Punic Wars turned the tide of history.