Punic Wars

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ancient war series of wars war

The Punic Wars were a series of three major conflicts between ancient Rome and Carthage that ultimately led to Roman dominance over the western Mediterranean.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Punic Wars canonical	24
Roman–Carthaginian conflicts	7
Punic Wars with Rome	2
Roman–Carthaginian conflict	2
First Punic War	1
Mercenary War	1
Punic Wars era	1
Punic period	1
Roman wars with Carthage	1
Roman–Carthaginian rivalry in the Western Mediterranean	1
Roman–Carthaginian wars	1
Rome–Carthage conflict	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient war ⓘ series of wars ⓘ war ⓘ war ⓘ war ⓘ
conflictBetween	Carthage ⓘ Carthage ⓘ Carthage ⓘ Carthage ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ
consequence	Rome gains control of Sicily ⓘ annexation of Carthaginian territory as Roman province of Africa ⓘ complete destruction of Carthage ⓘ
endTime	146 BC ⓘ 146 BC ⓘ 201 BC ⓘ 241 BC ⓘ
hasPart	Punic Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: First Punic War Second Punic War ⓘ Third Punic War ⓘ
languageOfName	Latin ⓘ
locatedIn	Western Mediterranean ⓘ
mainTheater	Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Italy ⓘ North Africa ⓘ Sicily ⓘ
namedAfter	Poeni (Latin term for Carthaginians) ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Cannae ⓘ Battle of Zama ⓘ
notableCommander	Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ surface form: Hannibal Barca Scipio Africanus ⓘ surface form: Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus
numberOfConflicts	3 ⓘ
partOf	Punic Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ Punic Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ Punic Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ Punic Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Roman–Carthaginian conflicts
result	Roman dominance over western Mediterranean ⓘ Roman victory ⓘ Roman victory ⓘ Roman victory ⓘ Roman victory ⓘ destruction of Carthage ⓘ
startTime	149 BC ⓘ 218 BC ⓘ 264 BC ⓘ 264 BC ⓘ

Referenced by (43)

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

Roman Empire → majorConflict → Punic Wars ⓘ

Roman Republic → notableEvent → Punic Wars ⓘ

Punic Wars → partOf → Punic Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman–Carthaginian conflicts

Punic Wars → hasPart → Punic Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Punic War

Punic Wars → partOf → Punic Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: First Punic War

Punic Wars → partOf → Punic Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Second Punic War

Punic Wars → partOf → Punic Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Third Punic War

Roman Antiquity → majorConflict → Punic Wars ⓘ

Archaeological Site of Carthage → associatedWithEvent → Punic Wars ⓘ

Carthage → knownFor → Punic Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Punic Wars with Rome

Third Punic War → partOf → Punic Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman–Carthaginian conflicts

Battle of Zama → partOf → Punic Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman–Carthaginian wars

Second Punic War → partOf → Punic Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman–Carthaginian conflicts

Roman army → participatedIn → Punic Wars ⓘ

Barca → associatedConflict → Punic Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mercenary War

Appian’s Roman History → coversEvent → Punic Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman wars with Carthage

Appian’s Roman History → includesBook → Punic Wars ⓘ

Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus → militaryConflict → Punic Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman–Carthaginian conflict

Polybius → historicalPeriodDescribed → Punic Wars ⓘ

First Punic War → partOf → Punic Wars ⓘ

history of Rome → coversEvent → Punic Wars ⓘ

subject surface form: History of Rome

Punic (Carthaginian) people → knownFor → Punic Wars ⓘ

subject surface form: Punic people

this entity surface form: Punic Wars with Rome

Battle of Mylae → historicalPeriod → Punic Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Punic Wars era

Battle of Ecnomus → partOf → Punic Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman–Carthaginian conflicts

Ennius → wroteAbout → Punic Wars ⓘ

Lilybaeum → involvedIn → Punic Wars ⓘ

Roman state → hasMilitaryConflict → Punic Wars ⓘ

Battle of Cape Hermaeum → partOf → Punic Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman–Carthaginian conflict

Treaty of 201 BC between Rome and Carthage → partyToConflict → Punic Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rome–Carthage conflict

Battle of Drepanum → partOf → Punic Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman–Carthaginian conflicts

Classical antiquity → hasMajorConflict → Punic Wars ⓘ

Masaesyli → existedDuring → Punic Wars ⓘ

Numidian cavalry → usedInConflict → Punic Wars ⓘ

Roman military history → includesTopic → Punic Wars ⓘ

Hannibal (temporarily influenced region) → partOfConflict → Punic Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman–Carthaginian conflicts

Greco-Punic wars → relatedTo → Punic Wars ⓘ

subject surface form: Greco-Punic Wars

Cassius Dio’s Roman History → coversEvent → Punic Wars ⓘ

Ancient Iberia → involvedIn → Punic Wars ⓘ

Roman conquest of Spain → cause → Punic Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman–Carthaginian rivalry in the Western Mediterranean

From the Founding of the City → describesEvent → Punic Wars ⓘ

Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus → thematicContext → Punic Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman–Carthaginian conflicts

acropolis of Carthage → historicalPeriod → Punic Wars ⓘ

subject surface form: Acropolis of Carthage

this entity surface form: Punic period