1st Punic War
Carthage was a powerful city founded by
Phoenicians
Hannibal was put in charge of the
Carthaginian army in Spain
For15 years, Hannibal and his army fought the Romans through where?
Italian peninsula
During the 2nd Punic Wars, who teamed up each other?
Macedonia allied itself with Carthage
What years did the 3rd Punic War last?
149-146 BC
Before the Romans could effectively fight Carthage, they had to build a
NAVY
In What year was Hannibal put in charge
221 BC
Battle of Cannae was where and what year?
Southeastern Italy and 216 BC
Romans defeated Macedonia gaining control over who and what?
Greece and the Macedonian empire
what year did Roman Senate declared war on Carthage
149 BC
The Romans rammed their ships into the Carthaginian ships and ensnared them with
Grappling hooks
In what year did Hannibal assembled a massive army of 40,000 soldiers, cavalry, and 40 war elephants to attack Rome from the North
218 BC
At the Battle of Zama, who won?
Scipio defeated Hannibal
Rome
How long did it take Carthage to rebuild ?
50 Years
In 241 BC, who asked for peace?
Carthage asked Rome for peace
Between 1/3 – 1/2 of Hannibal’s army died from exposure, sickness, and attacks from the local people while crossing the what?
The French Pyrenees and the Alps
Roman General Scipio gathered a force of soldiers and invaded who? and what year ?
Africa in 202 BC
Hannibal and his army were forced to leave the __ to protect who?
Italian peninsula to protect Carthage from the invading Roman army
Either killed or sold into slavery
Carthage was extremely wealthy and they had conquered what else?
Sicily and much of the Spanish coast
Hannibal successfully surprised the Romans who had been expecting an attack from the
South, not North
Carthage was forced to give up its colonies from where and to who ?
Spain and the Romans
Hannibal’s advance end?
He was unable to capture the city of Rome
Mediterranean Sea which they called what? and what did it mean?
Mare Nostrum (Latin for ‘our sea’)