The Punic Wars

The Punic Wars were fought from 264 - 146 BC. Three wars happened in that time period: the first was from 264 - 241 BC, the second was from 218 - 201 BC, the third was the shortest from 149 - 146 BC. The three great wars were fought between Rome and Carthage, Carthage wanted to take control over Roman land but they never succeeded. They fought battles in the sea for the island Sicily, they fought right in their homeland of Rome, and they fought right in Carthage city which was destroyed in the end. Rome did all this with 5,000 unpaid soldiers(until later) carrying a shield, sword, dagger, wearing armor, and a tunic. They had cavalry and one of the best Navy's.