Second Punic War

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Punic War ancient war war

The Second Punic War was a major conflict between Carthage and the Roman Republic (218–201 BC), famed for Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps and Rome’s eventual emergence as the dominant Mediterranean power.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
African theatre of Second Punic War	1
Hannibalica (Hannibalic War)	1
Second Punic War (218–201 BC)	1
Second Punic War (campaigns in Italy)	1
Second Punic War campaigns in Italy	1
Second Punic War period	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Punic War ⓘ ancient war ⓘ war ⓘ
cause	Carthaginian expansion in Iberia ⓘ Roman alliance with Saguntum ⓘ rivalry for dominance in the Western Mediterranean ⓘ
conflictBetween	Carthage ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ
consequence	Roman dominance in the Western Mediterranean ⓘ expansion of Roman influence in Iberia ⓘ severe weakening of Carthage ⓘ
endTime	201 BC ⓘ
era	Hellenistic period ⓘ
followedBy	Third Punic War ⓘ
hasAlly	Gallic tribes in Cisalpine Gaul ⓘ Macedon ⓘ Numidia ⓘ various Italian allies of Rome ⓘ
hasCommander	Gaius Terentius Varro ⓘ Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ surface form: Hannibal Barca Hasdrubal Barca ⓘ Lucius Aemilius Paullus ⓘ Mago Barca ⓘ Maharbal ⓘ Marcus Claudius Marcellus ⓘ Masinissa ⓘ Scipio Africanus ⓘ surface form: Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus ⓘ
hasMainBelligerent	Carthaginian Empire ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ
location	Cisalpine Gaul ⓘ Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Italy ⓘ North Africa ⓘ Sicily ⓘ Western Mediterranean ⓘ
notableEvent	Battle of Cannae ⓘ Battle of Ilipa ⓘ Battle of Lake Trasimene ⓘ Battle of the Ticinus ⓘ surface form: Battle of Ticinus Battle of Trebia ⓘ Battle of Zama ⓘ Battle of the Metaurus ⓘ Hannibal's crossing of the Alps ⓘ Siege of Saguntum ⓘ
notableStrategy	Fabian strategy ⓘ
notableTactic	double envelopment at Cannae ⓘ
partOf	Punic Wars ⓘ surface form: Roman–Carthaginian conflicts
precededBy	First Punic War ⓘ
result	Carthaginian defeat ⓘ Roman victory ⓘ
startTime	218 BC ⓘ
treaty	Treaty of 201 BC between Rome and Carthage ⓘ

Referenced by (40)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hasdrubal Barca → activeYears → Second Punic War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Punic War period

Barca → associatedConflict → Second Punic War ⓘ

Qart Hadasht (Carthago Nova, in Iberia) → associatedWith → Second Punic War ⓘ

subject surface form: Qart Hadasht

First Macedonian War (as ally of Philip V of Macedon) → chronologicalContext → Second Punic War ⓘ

subject surface form: First Macedonian War

First Macedonian War (as ally of Philip V of Macedon) → concurrentWith → Second Punic War ⓘ

subject surface form: First Macedonian War

Battle of Cannae → conflict → Second Punic War ⓘ

Battle of Trebia → conflict → Second Punic War ⓘ

Battle of the Ticinus → conflict → Second Punic War ⓘ

Hannibal (Carthaginian general) → conflict → Second Punic War ⓘ

subject surface form: Hannibal

Lucius Aemilius Paullus → conflict → Second Punic War ⓘ

Mago Barca → conflict → Second Punic War ⓘ

Battle of Lake Trasimene → conflictOf → Second Punic War ⓘ

Battle of Zama → conflictOf → Second Punic War ⓘ

Battle of the Metaurus → conflictOf → Second Punic War ⓘ

Qart Hadasht (Carthago Nova, in Iberia) → conqueredInContextOf → Second Punic War ⓘ

subject surface form: Qart Hadasht

Polybius’ Histories → coversEvent → Second Punic War ⓘ

Battle of Zama → endedConflict → Second Punic War ⓘ

Numidia → formedAfter → Second Punic War ⓘ

Punic Wars → hasPart → Second Punic War ⓘ

Battle of Zama → historicalPeriod → Second Punic War ⓘ

Appian’s Roman History → includesBook → Second Punic War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hannibalica (Hannibalic War)

Rhegium → involvedIn → Second Punic War ⓘ

Numidia → involvedInConflict → Second Punic War ⓘ

Battle of Trebia → isEarlyBattleOf → Second Punic War ⓘ

Gaius Terentius Varro → militaryConflict → Second Punic War ⓘ

Hannibal (Carthaginian general) → notableWork → Second Punic War ⓘ

subject surface form: Hannibal

this entity surface form: Second Punic War campaigns in Italy

Battle of Cannae → partOf → Second Punic War ⓘ

Battle of Trebia → partOf → Second Punic War ⓘ

Battle of the Metaurus → partOf → Second Punic War ⓘ

Carthage → participatedIn → Second Punic War ⓘ

Hasdrubal Barca → participatedIn → Second Punic War ⓘ

Lucani → participatedIn → Second Punic War ⓘ

Lucius Aemilius Paullus → participatedIn → Second Punic War ⓘ

Mago Barca → participatedIn → Second Punic War ⓘ

Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus → participatedIn → Second Punic War ⓘ

Scipio Africanus → participatedIn → Second Punic War ⓘ

Third Punic War → precededBy → Second Punic War ⓘ

ancient Italy → significantEvent → Second Punic War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Punic War (campaigns in Italy)

Battle of Zama → theatre → Second Punic War ⓘ

this entity surface form: African theatre of Second Punic War

Hasdrubal Barca → timePeriod → Second Punic War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Punic War (218–201 BC)