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  2. Punic Wars, (264–146 bce), a series of three wars between the Roman Republic and the Carthaginian (Punic) empire, resulting in the destruction of Carthage, the enslavement of its population, and Roman hegemony over the western Mediterranean.

  3. Punic Wars - Wikipedia

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    The Punic Wars were a series of wars between 264 and 146 BC fought between the Roman Republic and Ancient Carthage. Three wars took place, on both land and sea, across the western Mediterranean region and involved a total of forty-three years of warfare.

  4. Causes and the outcome of the Punic Wars | Britannica

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    Punic Wars, or Carthaginian Wars, Three wars (264–241, 218–201, 149–146 bce) between Rome and Carthage. The first concerned control of Sicily and of the sea lanes in the western Mediterranean; it ended with Rome victorious but with great loss of ships and men on both sides.

  5. Punic Wars - World History Encyclopedia

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    The Punic Wars were a series of conflicts fought between Carthage and Rome between 264 BCE and 146 BCE. The name Punic comes from the word Phoenician (Phoinix in the Greek, Poenus from Punicus in Latin) as applied to the citizens of Carthage, who were of Phoenician ethnicity.

  6. Punic Wars: Definition, Scipio & Carthage - HISTORY

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    The Punic Wars, with generals like Hannibal and Scipio Africanus, were a series of battles between ancient Rome and the city-state of Carthage in North Africa.

  7. The Punic Wars, a series of three significant conflicts between Carthage and Rome, spanned from 264 BCE to 146 BCE. These wars, fought over territorial disputes, economic control, and political power, had profound and lasting implications for the ancient Mediterranean world, altering the geopolitical landscape and shaping the rise of Rome as a ...

  8. First Punic War | Definition, Summary, & Facts | Britannica

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    First Punic War (264–241 BCE), first of three wars between the Roman Republic and the Carthaginian (Punic) empire that resulted in the destruction of Carthage. The First Punic War was fought to establish control over the strategic islands of Corsica and Sicily.

  9. Punic Wars Timeline - World History Encyclopedia

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    The Punic Wars were a series of conflicts fought between Carthage and Rome between 264 BCE and 146 BCE. The name Punic comes from the word Phoenician (Phoinix in the Greek, Poenus from Punicus in Latin) as applied to the citizens of Carthage, who were of Phoenician ethnicity.

  10. The Punic Wars were a series of three wars that took place over the course of almost 100 years between Carthage and Rome. Despite Rome and Carthage having largely friendly relations with many trade treaties and such like, in 246 B.C. Carthage was the wealthiest and most advanced cities in the region and so Rome was keen to take control over it.

  11. Punic Wars - Infoplease

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    Punic Wars, three distinct conflicts between Carthage and Rome. When they began, Rome had nearly completed the conquest of Italy, while Carthage controlled NW Africa and the islands and the commerce of the W Mediterranean.