Blog Post 42: Punic War Notes

• The Punic War came from the Poeni latin name for the Phoenicians 
• Were fought on land and sea in 3 different rounds between 264 and 146 B.C. 
• 1st War 
• After the welfare , Rome was able to force Carthage out of Sicily, but the North African city kept the rest of it's empire  
• 2nd War 
• The carthaginian general Hannibal invaded Italy  defeated several Roman armies, and brought Rome to the brink of defeat 
• End of 2nd war ended in 202 B.C., Carthage was disarmed and helpless
• 3rd War 
• 146 B.C. 
• Carthage was captured after bitter fighting 
• the senate ordered the city to be leveled 
• people were sold into slavery
• in 202 B.C - ROme had won control of the western Mediterranean