Punic Wars

The Punic Wars was fought between Rome and Carthage. There were three separate wars in this time. The wars lasted from 264 B.C. to 146 B.C.. The first war was from 264 B.C. to 241 B.C. and it was a naval battle where Rome and Carthage were fighting over Sicily. Rome won this war and the second one that went from 218 B.C. to 201 B.C. In the second war, Hannibal, Carthage's general tried to cross the Alps with and army and elephants to attach Rome from the North but much of his army died and they were defeated. The third war lasted from 149 B.C. to 146 B.C. Rome wanted to completely destroy Carthage and they burned down the whole territory. The people of Carthage were sold into slavery and the war was finally over.