First Punic War

Carthaginians originated from Tyre, after its fall to the Babylonians forces. Carthage and Rome were similar in many ways, had powers, and were always in conflict. Also, Carthage was the first foreign power outside Italy that the Romans encountered. The conflict that existed between these two states led to the first and second Punic wars. Morey, W.C (n.d, Chpt 14). Carthage became an important capital and commercial empire in the northern coast of Africa, its origin was like that of Rome in the sense that it

G. H. Hardy once said, “Archimedes will be remembered when Aeschylus is forgotten, because languages die and mathematical ideas do not.” In other words, the contributions that mathematicians make will forever be studied by mankind while languages slowly die throughout the years. Archimedes, as we all know, made a great contribution to mathematics. His mathematical calculations led him to later invent machines and objects that help our everyday lives. Along with those inventions, he also made breakthroughs

During the Second Punic War, Hannibal, was a terror to the Roman Republic. Remembered even today for his campaign, the hatred Hannibal felt for Rome was clearly seen on the battlefield. He plowed his way throughout modern day France and Italy, crushing his opponents (sometimes quite literally) under his army. However, Hannibal was not only a general of great strength, but also an exceptional strategist, and a charismatic leader. These qualities along with his appointed position

great world powers after its winning of the struggle. Hence Carthage and Rome became enemies when they fought over the control over Sicily in the First Punic war (264-241 BC). Carthage had territories in western Sicily. In eastern Rome and Carthage fought each other in the First, Second and Third Punic Wars (264-241 BC, 218-201 BC and 149-146 BC). The first foreign power with which Rome came in contact, outside of Italy, was Carthage. This city was originally a colony of Tyre, and had come to be the

Introduction Han dynasty was formed by Liu Bang after defeating his rival Xiang Yu. The war between them lasted for four years. Changan was the capital city currently referred to as Xian. Han had two dynasties i.e. Western Han and Eastern Han. Some of the Emperors that Han dynasty had include Wu, Jing, Wen, Gaozu, among others. Roman Empire ruled the world from its seat in Italy. Roman Empire used its power to conquer Europe and extended it America. Similarities between Han Dynasty and Roman Empire

Hannibal Barca of Carthage Hannibal Barca is said to be one of the greatest generals to have ever lived. His father, Hamilcar Barca was Carthage’s general in Sicily. As the First Punic War ends in a military draw, the Roman-Carthage peace treaty deems to be costly to the Carthaginians. It limited their navy which was crippling to an empire of trade. So they looked towards the Iberian peninsula to exploit the riches of Spain. This made them work on their land defenses. Once landing in Spain, Hamilcar

The three Punic wars between Carthage and Rome took place over nearly a century, beginning in 263 B.C. and ending with the destruction if Carthage in 146 B.C. When the conflict began, Rome was a small city-state. By the end of it, Rome ruled the Mediterranean, with conquered lands stretching from Spain to Greece. However, this conquest came with a price. At the end of the Punic Wars, abuse of power, unemployed men roaming around the city, and corruption started the downfall of the Roman Republic

major wars in the history of time had taken place. The Punic wars between Rome and Carthage over the Italian Peninsula. The term ‘Punic’ comes from the Latin word ‘Punicus’ meaning Carthaginian. This was a very interesting event, as it happened three times! And all three times it was Rome who was the victor in these wars. It even sparked many historians’ interests around the world and tempted them to find out more. The wars had a duration of over a hundred years. After the first Punic war where

According to Morey (1901), the city of Carthage was located on the northern coast of Africa. The city was the colony of Tyre and well known as a capital of great commercial empire. The Phoenicians from Tyre migrated and established the city of Carthage along with the native races of Africa the Lydians and the Numidians. Carthaginian government was one of the powerful empires of that era and even compared to Roman government. Carthaginian and Roman governments had many similarities however the command

The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC. In a period of 120 years, there were three big fights between the two hyper powers in the ancient time. The two powers in question were the Romans and the Carthaginians, two forces that really wanted to control the lands and seas of the Mediterranean. These battles are known as the first, the second and the third Punic war. “This war started as the Romans moved over the sea and marched on Sicily to