Meaning | One of the three wars between Carthage and Rome that resulted in the destruction of Carthage and its annexation by Rome; 264-241 BC, 218-201 BC, 149-146 BC. |
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Instance of | war, warfare | The waging of armed conflict against an enemy / enemy |
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Parts | Aegates Isles, Aegadean Isles | islands west of Sicily (now known as the Egadi Islands) where the Romans won a naval victory over the Carthaginians that ended the first Punic War in 241 BC |
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Cannae | ancient city is southeastern Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216 BC |
Lake Trasimenus, Battle of Lake Trasimenus | A battle in 217 BC in which Hannibal ambushed a Roman army led by Flaminius |
Metaurus River | A battle during the second Punic War (207 BC) |
Zama, battle of Zama | The battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively / decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War |