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Where there any women in the punic wars?
no there were no women in the punic war
Why does the Etruscan language present such a problem for translators?
The language was unrelated to any other in Europe
What wars did the Carthaginians win in the punic wars?
The Carthaginians didn't win any of the Punic Wars. However, they won important battles in the first two, including the battles of Cannae, Trebia and Lake Trasimene.
Did Athens and Sparta fight in the Punic Wars?
The Punic Wars were between Rome and its allies and Carthage and its allies. They occurred in the 3rd and 2nd Centuries BCE, after Sparta and Athens were no longer military powers of any significance, and the struggle in the western Mediterranean was of no interest to them anyway. Macedonia did intervene on the Carthaginina side in the Second Punic War, and after Carthage's defeat in 204 BCE, Rome attacked and defeated Macedonia in retaliation. This was the beginning of Roman interest, intervention, and conquest of the eastern Mediterranean.
What war is similar to the Punic Wars?
There were three Punic Wars, each quite different in character. It would be difficult to match another series of wars against this war. Any such attempt would produce a forced, false comparison, and is historically meaningless anyway.
What strategy did Hannibal use in the second Punic wars?
To threaten the city of Rome, alienate its allies and defeat any army which Rome sent against him.
Where there any women in the punic wars?
no there were no women in the punic war
Why does the Etruscan language present such a problem for translators?
The language was unrelated to any other in Europe
What might have happened to Rome if it lost the Punic War?
There were three Punic Wars over 120 years. Rome won all three. If it had lost any one or all, it would have tried again as it could enlist the help of the peoples around the Western Mediterranean who opposed Carthage ascendancy.
How would the world look like if Rome lost any of the Punic Wars?
Just the same. They were a very persistent people and would in all probability regrouped and beaten Carthage.
What wars did the Carthaginians win in the punic wars?
The Carthaginians didn't win any of the Punic Wars. However, they won important battles in the first two, including the battles of Cannae, Trebia and Lake Trasimene.
Did Athens and Sparta fight in the Punic Wars?
The Punic Wars were between Rome and its allies and Carthage and its allies. They occurred in the 3rd and 2nd Centuries BCE, after Sparta and Athens were no longer military powers of any significance, and the struggle in the western Mediterranean was of no interest to them anyway. Macedonia did intervene on the Carthaginina side in the Second Punic War, and after Carthage's defeat in 204 BCE, Rome attacked and defeated Macedonia in retaliation. This was the beginning of Roman interest, intervention, and conquest of the eastern Mediterranean.
What war is similar to the Punic Wars?
There were three Punic Wars, each quite different in character. It would be difficult to match another series of wars against this war. Any such attempt would produce a forced, false comparison, and is historically meaningless anyway.
What was the type of warship used by Carthage during its wars with ancient Rome?
The navy of ancient Carthage was a powerful force that ancient Rome had to contend with in the Punic War period. One of the mainstays of Carthage's navy was the warship called the triremes. Generally speaking this was a fast and powerful vessel having 300 rowers which powered it across the Mediterranean seas. The ship was manned with 150 soldiers. At any given time during the first two Punic Wars, Carthage had over 350 of them.
Did Hannibal win the Second Punic War?
Hannibal began the Second Punic War with a successful siege against the Roman city of Saguntum which barred his way to the Alps. He lost three quarters of his army crossing the Alps, and he had no siege equipment with which to take the city of Rome. As long as Rome was secure behind the Servian Wall and refused to surrender, Hannibal was not able to win. He had twenty thousand of the finest soldiers from the Mediterranean area, but their expertise was in mobilitity on the battlefield, and not in siege warfare. For fifteen years they defeated a succession of Roman commanders, and only Fabius Maximus had some measure of success against Hannibal. A Carthaginian relief army led by Hasdrubal (Hannibal's brother-in-law) and equipped with a siege train crossed the Alps and almost managed to link up with Hannibal's army, but it was intercepted and destroyed by a Roman army. Hasdrubal's head was cut off and launched into Hannibal's encampment. At the moment he saw the severed head of Hasdrubal, it is believed that Hannibal saw the fate of Carthage. The Roman warning of "Hannibal is at the gates" inspired more terror than it indicated actual danger. Without siege engines Hannibal could not take Rome, despite all of his spectacular victories in the field. Another reason Carthage lost the second punic war was its inability to control the seas. The ability to land troops on the Italian peninsula would have been a tactic to reduce food & supplies to Roman cities. When the Roman General Scipio invaded northern africa, Hannibal was forced to withdraw from Italy to defend Carthage. In 202 BC Scipio met Hannibal at ZAMA and desivily defeated Hannibal's army. With the war concluded Carthage was forced to pay a huge indemnity, cede Spain and her African territories and drastically reduce its fleet.
What impact did Cato have in the Punic Wars?
Cato the Elder relentlessly pressed for the elimination of Rome's rival Carthage for control of the Western Mediterranean.
What was the new war weapon used by Carthage during the 2nd Punic War?
Carthage was not in Ancient Rome. It was in Tunisia and fought three wars against Rome. Carthage did not have any special weapons. It had a fleet which, together with those of the Greeks, was one of the most powerful in the Mediterranean and it had highly skilled sailors.
