Punic Wars



Punic Wars
in ancient history, the three struggles between Rome and Carthago. The name Punic, meaning Phoenician, is a Roman term for the Carthaginians because they had once been a colony founded by the Phoenicians in northern Africa. The First Punic War was fought from 264-241 B.C., the second from 218-201 B.C. and the third from 149-146 B.C. Rome was victorious in all three wars.