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Halp PLEASE 1. Describe the main events and leaders of the Punic Wars.

Answer 1

Carthage used to be a good country until Rome wanted to fight . So , Hannibal who was a general in the Punic war fighting against Rome was taking after his father . In the second Punic war Rome wanted Carthage to move inland but they said no . Do Rome came up with a plan to make them surrender by taking people. That didn't work because Carthage didn't want to give up . Then a nephew In Rome had a plan to destroy Carthage by killing everyone and Carthage was defeated.

Answer 2

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hey were three Punic Wars between the Romans and the Carthaginians. The first Punic War lasted from 264 to 241 B.C and it was because of Sicily. The Romans strength at that time was on land but they had to fight on sea. So they worked hard to build as much ships as possible. The rigged the ships with gangplanks so that they could the can overwhelm the Carthaginians. After many battles the Romans won the first Punic War and managed to divide Sicily with Carthaginians.

 After the first Punic War the Romans grew stronger on sea but the Carthaginians were growing more powerful on land. Over many years the Carthaginians grew a powerful army.  The Carthaginians had an amazing general his name was Hannibal. Hannibal realized that Romans thought of Carthage as a naval power, would expect an invasion by sea. He knew that the Romans would be ready to defend Italy’s coast against an attacking Carthaginians fleet. Hannibal decided to attack Roman from the north by land. Hannibal led 50000 troops, 9000 horses and 37 elephants. When Hannibal troops approached Italy but before they could march along the south peninsula they would have to a` face a horrible mountain range called Alps. When they crossed the Alps they lost they half of there army and most of there elephants a long the way. Hannibal’s army was undeterred and they had won many battles. The Romans suffered many defeats but they did not give up easy. They went to attack Hannibal’s homeland and Hannibal rushed to defend his homeland. A Roman army defeated Hannibal, A year later the war came to an end with Rome victorious.

For a long time the Rome and Carthage were at peace. The third Punic war stared at 150 B.C. The Carthage was getting rich and the Romans felt threatened. So one Roman known as Cato the Censor convinced the Romans that they should attack Carthage. The third Punic war lasted fromThe Greeks inspired the Romans with there literature, rhetoric, and philosophy to growing empire. The Romans were talented in governing and making war. Another thing the Romans were good at was building.

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