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At the beginning of the 3rd Century BCE, the Carthaginian Empire‘s domination over the Mediterranean basin was threatened by the emergence of Rome, a new power that had just taken over most of Italy. Conflict between two powers at such a short distance from each other, on both sides of the Mediterranean Sea, was unavoidable. This article is the summary of the series on the three Punic Wars.
Origins
Rome was traditionally founded in 753 BCE, by Trojan refugees who escaped the ruins of their city, at the end of the Trojan War. Consequently, Rome saw itself as the ‘New Troy’, destined to recover the lost glory of the old Troy.
During the 4th and 3rd Centuries, Rome led several military campaigns that enabled it to extend its control over the Italian peninsula. Now, the Roman generals turned their eyes towards Sicily, where the Carthaginians were also present…
Summary
The Third Punic War (149-146) led to the fall and destruction of Carthage.
– The First Punic War (264-241): battle for Sicily
– The Mercenary War: Africa rebels against Carthage
– Carthaginian Iberia: A New Carthage
– The Second Punic War (218-201): Hannibal’s revenge
– Divide and conquer: the Amazigh kings during the Punic Wars
– The defeated general: Hannibal after the Second Punic War
– The Numidian-Carthaginian War: Carthage’s last stand
– The Third Punic War (149-146) and the destruction of Carthage
– Carthage and the Punic Wars in Virgil’s Aeneid
