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SECOND PUNIC WAR
218 - 201 BC
The Second Punic War was fought between
Rome, led by Scipio, and Carthage, led by
Hannibal. Rome won.
This is how the map looked like before
the Second Punic War
Rome and Carthage at the Beginning
of the Second Punic War, 218 B.C.
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Hannibal prepared to face the Romans with a big army and some 37
elephants. Instead of crossing the Mediterranean Sea, they went the
other way around, through Spain, the Pyrenees, crossing the Rhône
River, the Alps, and crushing Turin on the way.
Only one elephant had survived the long
trip and Roman
general Publius Cornelius Scipio was ready to have it for
breakfast.
But Hannibal won one battle after another.
In 216 BC, at the
Battle of Cannae,
which is today's Monte di Canne, Hannibal sent the Romans packing once more.
It went slowly downhill from here for
Hannibal.
Little by little, the Romans re-captured their cities.
In the meantime, General Scipio decided
to bring war to Hannibal's home country for a change. Hannibal packed his travel bags and went back home as fast as he
could.
In 202 BC, the final battle of the
Second Punic War followed, the Battle of Zama. Scipio and the
Romans won.
Major battles
216 BC Battle of Cannae
207 BC Battle of the
Metaurus
206 BC Battle of Ilipa
202 BC Battle of Zama
Check the map:
MAP BEFORE AND AFTER THE SECOND PUNIC WAR
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First
Punic War
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Punic War
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