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There were three Punic Wars
The First Punic War started because of tension in the city of Messana (Messina), in eastern Sicily, on the straight, 2 miles from the mainland, where some mercenaries had seized the town. Syracuse, also in the east, the most powerful city in the island, attacked them. The mercenaries asked both Carthage and Rome for help. Carthage responded first and established a garrison in Messana. The mercenaries, perhaps unhappy about this, asked Rome for help again. The Roman senate did not want war, but the assembly of the soldiers voted for war. Its motives are not clear. The explanations given by historians are speculations. Rome took the city and then besieged Syracuse, which became a Roman ally. Carthage gathered a mercenary army and prepared for war. The war developed into a fight for control over Sicily.
The Second Punic War has also been called the Hannibalistic War. Hannibal wanted it for revenge. He ruled the newly conquered Carthaginian territories in southern Spain. The cities in the north of the Spanish coast were concerned abut Carthaginian expansion and allied with Rome for protection. Rome and Carthage signed a treaty which set the river Ebro as a boundary between the two territories. Neither side was to cross the river. Hannibal besieged and seized a city just across the river, sparking the war. The Romans did not have a military presence in Spain and did nothing during the seven months of the siege. In the end she had to declare war to save her reputation. Hannibal had already prepared an army and devised a strategy. He decided to take the war to Italy and headed there at an astonishing speed. He also made provisions for the defence of Spain and Carthage. Rome had to neutralise Hannibal in Italy, take Spain from the Carthaginians and attack Tunisia, which is where Carthage was.
In the Third Punic War Rome declared war because she wanted to destroy Carthage. There were concerns about a resurgence in the power of this city.
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Who were the Roman enemies in the Punic war?
The Romans battled the Carthoginians in the Punic Wars. There were three, all of which Rome won.
Who did Rome fight for 23 years during the Punic Wars?
Rome fought Carthage for 23 years 264 to 241 BCE during the First Punic War.
Who fought in the Punic War?
Rome and Carthage fought in the Punic Wars, but Rome won the war.
Who did Rome fight in the last Punic war?
Carthage, also in the second and third Punic Wars. Punic was a word for Phoenician, and the Carthagininans were Phoenicians.
Did representatives fight in the Punic War?
During and between the three Punic Wars, both Rome and Carthage tried to use allies to help their cause, Rome the most successfully.
What were the events of the punic war?
First Punic War - Rome defeated Carthage. Second Punic War - Rome defeated Carthage. Third Punic War - Rome defeated Carthage.
Who was Hannibal and what was the mane of the war between his homeland and Rome?
Hannibal was a general from the city/empire of Carthage. He was a sworn enemy of Rome and the war between his homeland and Rome was the second Punic War. The wars between Rome and Carthage are referred to as the "punic" wars, as the word "punic" denoted Carthage or Phoenician.Hannibal was a general from the city/empire of Carthage. He was a sworn enemy of Rome and the war between his homeland and Rome was the second Punic War. The wars between Rome and Carthage are referred to as the "punic" wars, as the word "punic" denoted Carthage or Phoenician.Hannibal was a general from the city/empire of Carthage. He was a sworn enemy of Rome and the war between his homeland and Rome was the second Punic War. The wars between Rome and Carthage are referred to as the "punic" wars, as the word "punic" denoted Carthage or Phoenician.Hannibal was a general from the city/empire of Carthage. He was a sworn enemy of Rome and the war between his homeland and Rome was the second Punic War. The wars between Rome and Carthage are referred to as the "punic" wars, as the word "punic" denoted Carthage or Phoenician.Hannibal was a general from the city/empire of Carthage. He was a sworn enemy of Rome and the war between his homeland and Rome was the second Punic War. The wars between Rome and Carthage are referred to as the "punic" wars, as the word "punic" denoted Carthage or Phoenician.Hannibal was a general from the city/empire of Carthage. He was a sworn enemy of Rome and the war between his homeland and Rome was the second Punic War. The wars between Rome and Carthage are referred to as the "punic" wars, as the word "punic" denoted Carthage or Phoenician.Hannibal was a general from the city/empire of Carthage. He was a sworn enemy of Rome and the war between his homeland and Rome was the second Punic War. The wars between Rome and Carthage are referred to as the "punic" wars, as the word "punic" denoted Carthage or Phoenician.Hannibal was a general from the city/empire of Carthage. He was a sworn enemy of Rome and the war between his homeland and Rome was the second Punic War. The wars between Rome and Carthage are referred to as the "punic" wars, as the word "punic" denoted Carthage or Phoenician.Hannibal was a general from the city/empire of Carthage. He was a sworn enemy of Rome and the war between his homeland and Rome was the second Punic War. The wars between Rome and Carthage are referred to as the "punic" wars, as the word "punic" denoted Carthage or Phoenician.
Who were the Roman enemies in the Punic war?
The Romans battled the Carthoginians in the Punic Wars. There were three, all of which Rome won.
Who did Rome fight for 23 years during the Punic Wars?
Rome fought Carthage for 23 years 264 to 241 BCE during the First Punic War.
What Punic war was a defeat for Carthage?
Carthage was decisively defeated by Rome in the Third Punic War .
Who fought in the Punic War?
Rome and Carthage fought in the Punic Wars, but Rome won the war.
Who did Rome fight in the last Punic war?
Carthage, also in the second and third Punic Wars. Punic was a word for Phoenician, and the Carthagininans were Phoenicians.
War between rome and Carthage?
The wars between Rome and Carthage were called the Punic Wars.
Why did they fight in the Second Punic War?
A struggle for domination of the Western Mediterranean between Rome and Carthage.
Where was the punic war fought?
The first Punic War was fought between Carthage, and Rome, the second was fought in Rome, and the third was fought in Carthage.
Who won the Punic War between the Rome and Carthage?
Rome.
What was the island Rome and Carthage were fighting on in the Punic War?
In the First Punic War it was Sicily.
