Punic war ● Between Carthage and Rome ● Carthage was other powerful nation originated at Norther Africa ● War to control over Mediterranean Punic war Years Main Cause Result First 264–241 BCE Control of Sicily Rome wins, Second 218–201 BCE Hannibal invades Italy Rome wins, Third 149–146 BCE Rome destroys Carthage Carthage destroyed First Punic War (264-241) ● Conflict of Sicily ● Carthage had already conquered part of Sicilian Island ● Rome wanted to stop their expansion ● Naval battles ○ Rome did not have strong Naval power ○ Had to build ○ Corvus(boarding Briged) ■ Turn Naval battle into hand-hand combat ● Rome won the war ○ Take rest of Sicily ■ First Roman province ○ Cartahge pays war indemnity ■ Also loses Corsica and Sardinia Second Punic War(218-201 BCE) ● Revenge of Carthage by Hannibal Barca ● Attacks Saguntum(Spain) ○ Ally with Rome ● Hannibal crosses Alps with Elephants ○ Was unexpected ○ Takes Trebia, Lake Trasimene, Cannae(216 BCE) ● Rome counter attacks Carthage in Africa ● Scipio defeated Hannibal at Battle of Zama ● Looses spain and their Navy Third Punic War ● Rome aware of Carthage revenge ○ Knew they had recovered economically ● Cato the Elder ○ Carthago delenda est” – “Carthage must be destroyed” ● Rome sieges to carthage for three years ● Destroyed city ● Land becomes Roman province of Africa ● Rome dominates western Mediterraneans ● Salted the land of Carthage so nothing can grow ○ Symbolistic