2006-10-29 06:25:10 · 7 answers · asked by Georgia S 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Carthage in the Punic Wars. Cathage is situated near Tunis in Tunisia and was ruled by hannibal.
The First Punic War: 264-241 BC
The First Punic War broke out in 264 BC; it was concentrated entirely on the island of Sicily. Rome beseiged many of the Carthaginian cities on Sicily, and when Carthage attempted to raise the seige with its navy, the Romans utterly destroyed that navy. For the first time since the rise of the Carthaginian empire, they had lost power over the sea-ways.
2006-10-29 06:29:23 · answer #1 · answered by quatt47 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Carthage in the Punic Wars. Cathage is situated near Tunis in Tunisia and was ruled by hannibal.
The First Punic War: 264-241 BC
The First Punic War broke out in 264 BC; it was concentrated entirely on the island of Sicily. Rome beseiged many of the Carthaginian cities on Sicily, and when Carthage attempted to raise the seige with its navy, the Romans utterly destroyed that navy. For the first time since the rise of the Carthaginian empire, they had lost power over the sea-ways.
2006-10-29 06:33:14 · answer #2 · answered by Alizah F 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Carthage
2006-10-29 06:32:43 · answer #3 · answered by iknowtruthismine 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Carthage
2006-10-29 06:32:27 · answer #4 · answered by dualspace 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hannibal and Carthage.
2006-10-29 06:32:49 · answer #5 · answered by F T 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Carthage
click here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punic_War#First_Punic_War_.28264_to_241_BC.29
2006-10-29 06:28:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think "carthage" in the present TUNISIA, now,
2006-10-29 06:32:35 · answer #7 · answered by satanis 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋