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Punic Wars

The Punic Wars were a series of wars fought between the Roman Republic and the Carthaginian Empire during the period 264 to 146 BC. Three such wars took place, involving a total of forty-three years of warfare on both land and sea across the western Mediterranean region, and a four-year-long revolt against Carthage.

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Location
Western Mediterranean region
Date
Roman victory · 264–146 BC
Result
Roman victory
Territorial changes
Roman conquest of all Carthaginian territories (except Numidia)

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Opposing forces

First Punic War, 264–241 BC

Interbellum, 241–218 BC

Second Punic War, 218–201 BC

Interbellum, 201–149 BC

Third Punic War, 149–146 BC

Aftermath

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Punic Wars

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Avg. degree1.99
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Punic Wars

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related to Aftermath · 24
Punic Wars → AD, Africa, Carthage, Carthaginian, Empire, In, Italy, Julius Caesar, Mauretania, Neo-Punic, North African, Numerous, Punic, Roman, Roman Africa, Romans, Rome, Scipio, The, The Punic
related to Primary sources · 19
Punic Wars → Adrian Goldsworthy, BC, Craige Champion, Greek, He, His, Livy, Livy's, North Africa, Philip Sabin, Polybius, Polybius's, Roman, Rome, Scipio, Scipio Aemilianus, The, The Histories, Third Punic War
related to Navies · 15
Punic Wars → As, BC, Carthaginian, Carthaginians, Getting, In, It, Polybius, Quinqueremes, Roman, Romans, So, The Romans, This, To
Date · 2
Punic Wars → 264–146 BC, Roman victory
Location · 1
Punic Wars → Western Mediterranean region
Result · 1
Punic Wars → Roman victory
Territorial changes · 1
Punic Wars → Roman conquest of all Carthaginian territories (except Numidia)
is a · 1
Punic Wars → historian Polybius

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Punic WarsDateRoman victory1.00infobox
Punic WarsDate264–146 BC1.00infobox
Punic WarsLocationWestern Mediterranean region1.00infobox
Punic WarsResultRoman victory1.00infobox
Punic WarsTerritorial changesRoman conquest of all Carthaginian territories (except Numidia)1.00infobox
Punic Warsis ahistorian Polybius0.90text
Plutarchinstance ofand later writers0.80text
Appianinstance ofand later writers0.80text
and Dio Cassiusinstance ofand later writers0.80text
shipyardsinstance ofmilitary facilities0.80text
territorial depth to stand up to future Roman demands with confidenceinstance ofmilitary facilities0.80text
Punic Warsrelated to AftermathRome0.60section

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