The war caused many deaths and lots of destruction. The Romans caught a break when they captured an enemy ship, stuck at low tide. The Romans were great builders. They set about immediately copying the ship until they had quite a few seaworthy. The First Punic war ended when Carthage decided to end the fighting by giving Rome one of the three islands they wanted
Carthage
1st Punic War
Frist Punic War
Rome
When Hannibal attacked one of these cities Rome used this as an excuse to declare war on Carthage. Rome was to rule northern Africa and Carthage was in their way. But Rome did not go after Hannibal in Iberia. They sent their main army to attack Carthage. He was in Iberia with his army. Rome was safe on the other side of the Alps, which were a very tall and steep set of mountains.
Rome
2nd Punic War
Carthage
While Rome was busy at other tasks and in other parts of the world, the city of Carthage was growing strong again. Soon Carthage felt strong enough to fight Rome. The third Punic war started. The Romans and Carthage fought for several years but Rome was too strong. The Romans defeated Carthage again. This time Rome had had enough. They rounded up all the people of Carthage and sold them into slavery. Thus the land was no good for growing food. There was no longer a city of Carthage because they burned them to the ground
Rome
Carthage
3rd Punic WAR
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