Punic wars

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  • 332 BCE

    Fall of the Phoenician empire

  • 264 BCE

    Punic wars start

  • Period: 264 BCE to 241 BCE

    First Punic War

  • 255 BCE

    Rome sends navy to attack Carthage

    Fleet destroyed by storm before it could arrive
  • 241 BCE

    Rome raises another navy to defeat Carthage

  • 241 BCE

    First Punic War ends

  • 229 BCE

    Leader of Carthaginian army, Hamilcar Barca, dies

    Replaced by Hannibal
  • 218 BCE

    Carthaginian army attacks Spain

    This attack is what lead to the second Punic war because Rome realized it could no longer ignore the threat of the Carthaginian army
  • Period: 218 BCE to 201 BCE

    Second Punic War

  • 216 BCE

    Battle of Cannae

  • 209 BCE

    Roman army capture the Punic military base in New Spain

  • 205 BCE

    Scripio voted console

  • 204 BCE

    Roman army attack Carthage

  • 202 BCE

    Battle of Zama in the African desert

  • Period: 149 BCE to 146 BCE

    Third Punic War

  • 146 BCE

    Roman army attack Carthage

  • 201

    Carthage surrender to Rome

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