The Punic Wars

Punic War & who Cause Famous Romans Famous Famous Events
won the war Carthaginians

The Romans helped a Regulus- general who Hamilcar- Father of Developed into a
city in Sicily and always kept his word- Hannibal naval power
War # 1- Rome Carthage helped the invented the corvus Battle of Aegates-
other city and built the first naval battle where
navy 100 ships in 60 rome wins 1st punic
days war
War#2- Rome Hannibal attacked a Fabius- known as the Hannibal one eye- Cannae- 80,000 men
Roman city in Spain delayer Perhaps the greatest sent against Hannibal
and Rome declared general who ever and he destroyed
war. Scipio- general who lived 70,000 using
conquered Spain and hamstringing and the
the only general to pincer.
defeat Hannibal
Battle of Zama- 202
BC only battle
Hannibal lost to
Scipio Africanus
War #3 – Rome Numida invaded Cato- Censor who Hasdrubal- Battle of Carthage-
Carthage and hated carthage and Hannibal’s step The Romans
Carthage fought back wished them brother destroyed the city and
breaking the treaty destroyed. sowed salt into the
with Rome Scipio- general who soil.
destroyed the city.