HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Greece
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China
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Carthage
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Detailed explanation-1: -Punic Wars, also called Carthaginian Wars, (264–146 bce), a series of three wars between the Roman Republic and the Carthaginian (Punic) empire, resulting in the destruction of Carthage, the enslavement of its population, and Roman hegemony over the western Mediterranean.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Punic Wars were a series of wars between 264 and 146 BC fought between Rome and Carthage.
Detailed explanation-3: -Carthage had designs on controlling Sicily and then moving north to Rome. Rome also wanted to control Sicily and this was when the First Punic War in 264 B.C. began.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hannibal (/ˈhænɪbəl/; Punic: , romanized: Ḥannībaʿl; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest military commanders in history.