The wars scarred and bruised the land, almost nothing left of what was once a mighty kingdom. Stones to pebbles, Wood to ash, houses flattened, temples brutally pillaged and destroyed. What had happened to this place it was once a land of gold and trade, but only bodies and fire remain. Ancient Battles
Two of the most fierce empires in the ancient world, would soon clash together. This clash was called the Punic wars or the Carthaginian Wars. It was called the Punic Wars because Punic is part of Carthage’s and Phoenician language.The Roman way of life was not much different than yours, they went to school, had jobs, and built amazing buildings. The Carthaginian life may not be the same, they were a barbaric tribe, they did not care about hygiene, …show more content…
In 264 B.C., Rome decided to intervene in a dispute on the western coast of the island of Sicily. Which was a Carthaginian province at the time. While Carthage supported Syracuse, Rome supported Messina, and the struggle soon exploded into an all out war between the two powers, with control of Sicily a major trade route, at stake. Over the span of almost twenty years, Rome rebuilt its entire fleet in order to confront Carthage’s powerful navy. Scoring its very first sea victory in 260B.C. at Mylae. Though Rome's invasion of North Africa that same year ended in defeat, Rome was too stubborn to to simply give up. Then in 244 B.C. the Roman navy was able to win an extremely important victory that had broke Carthage's legendary naval superiority. At the end of the first Punic War, Sicily became Rome's very first overseas province. In the second Punic War, the legendary Carthaginian Hannibal leads an army of men and elephants over the Alps mountains to invade Rome for revenge. He scored a colossal victorie at Lake Trasimene and Cannae, with his incredible military knowledge and skill. Then hannibal's army was almost spent, Witch lead to his defeat in 202 B.C. by the hand of Rome’s general Scipio Africanus. Hannibal's defeat meant that Rome still had control over the western Mediterranean sea and almost all of Spain. The third Punic War, was by far
Two of the most fierce empires in the ancient world, would soon clash together. This clash was called the Punic wars or the Carthaginian Wars. It was called the Punic Wars because Punic is part of Carthage’s and Phoenician language.The Roman way of life was not much different than yours, they went to school, had jobs, and built amazing buildings. The Carthaginian life may not be the same, they were a barbaric tribe, they did not care about hygiene, …show more content…
In 264 B.C., Rome decided to intervene in a dispute on the western coast of the island of Sicily. Which was a Carthaginian province at the time. While Carthage supported Syracuse, Rome supported Messina, and the struggle soon exploded into an all out war between the two powers, with control of Sicily a major trade route, at stake. Over the span of almost twenty years, Rome rebuilt its entire fleet in order to confront Carthage’s powerful navy. Scoring its very first sea victory in 260B.C. at Mylae. Though Rome's invasion of North Africa that same year ended in defeat, Rome was too stubborn to to simply give up. Then in 244 B.C. the Roman navy was able to win an extremely important victory that had broke Carthage's legendary naval superiority. At the end of the first Punic War, Sicily became Rome's very first overseas province. In the second Punic War, the legendary Carthaginian Hannibal leads an army of men and elephants over the Alps mountains to invade Rome for revenge. He scored a colossal victorie at Lake Trasimene and Cannae, with his incredible military knowledge and skill. Then hannibal's army was almost spent, Witch lead to his defeat in 202 B.C. by the hand of Rome’s general Scipio Africanus. Hannibal's defeat meant that Rome still had control over the western Mediterranean sea and almost all of Spain. The third Punic War, was by far