Punic War

The Punic war took place in 264 B.C. - 146 B.C. the war was fought between Rome and Carthage. The first war was in 264 B.C. In this war, the naval battles for control of the strategically located island of Sicily. In this war, Rome won. Then, the second punic war took place in 218 B.C. Hannibal almost takes Rome. They attack Rome from the North after crossing Spain and the alps. Then, the last war took place in 149 B.C. In this war, Rome wanted to remove the threat of Carthage. Carthage was burned for 17 days. Many of the people poured into Italy after the burning of the city and many people were stranded. The wars took place in many different locations such as, Sicily, Greece, Italy, and Hispania. The reason these wars started is because the romans wanted an expansion of Sicily, which was under Carthenian control.