Punic Wars
the three wars waged by Rome against Carthage, 264–241, 218–201, and 149–146 b.c., resulting in the destruction of Carthage and the annexation of its territory by Rome.
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Foreign-policy experts rush to compare Libya to Bosnia, the Punic Wars, Iraq, Kosovo, Thermopylae, and so forth.
Itit would have been a tragedy based upon several 133 of the main incidents in the Punic Wars.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonNaevius, a little later, retained the same metre for his epic upon the Punic Wars.
The Oxford Book of Latin Verse | VariousThe period between the kings and the Punic Wars was probably omitted by Cato through want of authorities.
The Student's Companion to Latin Authors | George MiddletonThe coins which it issued (probably during the Punic Wars), are remarkable.
This assembly was reorganized some time before the Punic Wars.
The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States | James Hamilton Lewis
British Dictionary definitions for Punic Wars
three wars (264–241 bc, 218–201 bc, and 149–146 bc), in which Rome crushed Carthaginian power, destroying Carthage itself
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