The three Punic Wars were a series of wars fought between the two great powers at the time, which were Carthage and Rome. They fought between 264 BCE and 146 BCE. Rome was a small city that led to a great empire. They were the power of the whole Italian peninsula. While on the other hand Carthage started off as a small port and grew to become the richest and most powerful city. They were the great power of the Mediterranean peninsula. They had a powerful navy, and a mercenary army. Rome at the time
The Punic Wars have been called the ancient equivalent to the twentieth century’s World Wars. They both involved great super powers of their time with enormous amount of soldiers fighting in epic battles like Cannae and Normandy. Both wars had their fair share of famous and infamous individuals who helped create a dramatic story like Hannibal and Scipio and Patton and Rommel. The Punic Wars and World Wars took place in Western Europe and North Africa and both effectively shaped the course of history
The Second Punic War was deemed unavoidable after the loss of the First Punic War by Carthage against Rome. This war in particular was a battle between two domineering super powers in Europe, the battle was bloody and hardly avoidable because of the wanting for more resources, the expansion of their own territories and for wanting to be the biggest super power within the Northern hemisphere. The causes of the Second Punic War are somewhat based off regaining power, as well as taking back what was
Hannibal Barca. Hannibal Barca was born in Carthage, which is now present-day Tunisia. He was born in 247 BC, and born into the Carthaginian nationality. Hannibal’s occupation was a general in the Carthaginian military. When Hannibal was nine years of age he begged his father to allow him to accompany the army to Spain, on a campaign. Hannibal’s father agreed to taking his to Spain as long as he solemnly sweared to forever (eternal) hatred of Rome. He won his first battles as a young child while under
Augustus became the first emperor in Rome in 27 B.C. (Killinger 32) His original name was Gaius Octavius and he changed it to Augustus, which means majestic. Augustus spread Rome all the way to Asia and India and he turned the kingdom into an empire. He did not want to be a