Punic Wars - Phoenicians vs. Rome

Punic War II (8)

Punic War I

The First Punic War. A short introduction to the first Punic War between Rome and Carthage.

Punic War II

The second Punic War is also called the Hannibalic War. Hannibal frightened the Romans enough to strengthen the Roman military.

Punic War III

The Third Punic War was the Punic War in which the Romans burned and razed Carthage.

Roman Warfare

Review of Adrian Goldsworthy's Roman Warfare.

The History of Rome, by Theodor Mommsen

Mommsen on the Union of Italy to the subjugation of Carthage and the Greek States.

Ancient Rome

Chapter from Pennell's history of Rome on the Third Punic War.

Punic War POWs

How did the Romans and Phoenicians treat enemy prisoners?

Marcellus

Biography of M. Claudius Marcellus the Roman general.

Fabius Maximus Cunctator

Fabius Cunctator Roman commander who gained the surname Cunctator for his delaying tactics in the Second Punic War (218–201) which gave Rome time to build up its strength.

Consuls of Rome

Table of consuls of the Roman Republic.

Pennell Chronology of Rome

Timeline of Ancient Rome to A.D. 476.

Ancient History Sourcebook: Polybius

Polybius on the Third Punic War.

Famous Carthaginians

Himilco, Adherbal, Hamilcar Barca, Hanno the Great, Hasdrubal the Handsome, Maharbal, Hanno the Rab, Hasdrubal the Boetarch, Hannibal the Rhodian, Xanthippus, Carthalo, Hasdrubal, Gisgo, Hasdrubal Gisgo, Hanno, Mago Saunites, Hamilcar Saunites, Himilco Phameas, Bythia, Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, Bomilkar, Muttines, Carthalo the Boetarch, Hasdrubal Clitomacus, Hasdrubal the Kid, and Hanno the lieutenant.

Colonial Punic Wars

A look at Hannibal and the events of the Punic Wars with a note about the races involved.