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Carthage turned to the maritime offensive, inflicting another heavy naval defeat at the battle of Phintias and all but swept the Romans from the sea. [112] It was to be seven years before Rome again attempted to field a substantial fleet, while Carthage put most of its ships into reserve to save money and free up manpower. [113] [114]
6: Romans retreat to Aspis and leave Africa. (255 BC) The Romans followed up on their victory and captured numerous towns, including Tunis, only 16 km (10 mi) from Carthage. [66] [67] From Tunis the Romans raided and devastated the immediate area around Carthage. [66] Many of Carthage's African possessions took the opportunity to rise in revolt.
In 204 BC the Romans landed near the Carthaginian port of Utica with four legions. The Romans defeated two large Carthaginian scouting parties, besieged Utica and set up a fortified camp. The Carthaginians and their Numidian allies each set up their own camps about 11 kilometres (7 mi) from the Romans but close to each other. The Romans were ...
Battle of Cissa – Romans defeat Carthaginians near Tarraco and gain control of the territory north of the Ebro River. Battle of the Ticinus – Hannibal defeats the Romans under Publius Cornelius Scipio the elder in a cavalry fight. Battle of the Trebia – Hannibal defeats the Romans under Tiberius Sempronius Longus with the use of an ambush ...
The Carthaginians hoped to appease the Romans, but despite the Carthaginians surrendering all of their weapons, the Romans pressed on to besiege the city. The Roman campaign suffered repeated setbacks through 149 BC, only alleviated by Scipio Aemilianus, a middle-ranking officer, distinguishing himself several times. A new Roman commander took ...
The Punic Wars was designed by Irad B. Hardy, and was published as a free pull-out game in Issue 53 of Strategy & Tactics (November–December 1975). It was also released as a "folio game", packaged in a double LP-sized cardstock folio featuring a painting by 19th-century French artist Henri-Paul Motte on its cover, "Hannibal's army crossing ...
The Carthaginians were aware of the Romans' intentions and mustered all available warships, 350, off the south coast of Sicily to intercept them. With a combined total of about 680 warships carrying up to 290,000 crew and marines, the battle was arguably the single largest battle of ancient history, and was possibly the largest naval battle in ...
The Carthaginian army, encumbered with plunder and herds of cattle, moved slowly, seeking a place to set up their winter quarters. Fabius and the Romans dogged the Carthaginians from a distance and avoided confrontation with them. Hannibal marched north to Venefram, which caused alarm in Rome as the city was thought to be the Carthaginian ...