The Fall of the Roman Republic

The End of the First Punic war

241 BCE

Expansion of Carthaginian Iberia

237 BCE

Hamilcar Barca needed to refuel from the first Punic war, so he set to Spain to gather more resources for his empire.

Hannibal captures Saguntum

219 BCE

Once Hasdrubal the Fair dies, Hannibal goes beyond the border that Rome did not want them to go pass and then they take over Saguntum.

The start to the Second Punic War.

218 BCE

After Hannibal captures the city of Saguntum, one of Rome's allies, Rome decides to declare war with the Carthaginians

Hannibal crosses the Alps

218 BCE

Hannibal, after leaving his brother, Hasdrubal Barca, to look after Carthage, set off to cross the Alps, looking to attack the Italian peninsula.

Roman cities defect to Carthage

216 BCE

The Roman cities in the southern part of the peninsula were starting to support Hannibal and his army.

Romans invade Africa

204 BCE

The Romans defeat the Carthaginians in the Iberian Peninsula and start to invade Africa.

Carthage lost the Punic War

201 BCE

After Rome invaded Carthage, Hannibal rushed there to defend his city but failed at doing so.

The start to the Third Punic War

149 BCE

Rome starts to invade Utica, the city that is not very far from the city of Carthage

Hasdrubal gets spared

149 BCE

Hasdrubal is sentenced out of death row to help the Carthaginians try to defend their city.

The city wall gets breached

148 BCE

Rome breaches through the wall protecting the city of Carthage.

Rome destroys Carthage

146 BCE

The Romans enter the city and go on a rampage, committing arson everywhere they went, causing the city to be burnt to the ground.

The end of the Third Punic War

146 BCE

After the Romans burn Carthage to the ground, they take all of the remaining territory and claim it as their own.