The
Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between
Rome and the
Phoenician city of
Carthage.
The
First Punic War was primarily a naval war fought between 264 and 261 B.C.
The
Second Punic War is famous for
Hannibal's crossing of the Alps and was fought between 218 and 202 B.C.
The [Third Punic War]
? resulted in the destruction of Carthage and was fought between 149 and 146 B.C.