2009年6月5日金曜日

The Poeni War

Roman called the people of Carthago "Poeni." The Poeni war was the war between Rome and Carthago through three times.
The first war was in B.C.264 to B.C.241. This battlefield was Sicilia. Rome won the battle and got Sicilia. Sicilia was the leading producer of wheat in the Mediterranean.
The second war was in B.C.218 to B.C. 201. Hannibal was great commander in Carthago. His army attacked Rome across Alps. Roma was suprised it and series of battles and successive losses. But Roman great commander Scipio's army finished Hannibal's army in Zama battle. Zama was in north Africa. Thereafter, Hannibal went into exile and killed himself.
The last war was in B.C.149 to B.C. 146. In this war, Rome destroyed Carthago and Carthago became the territory of Rome. (128words)

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