punic war
Noun
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has:
- aegadean isles, aegates isles - islands west of Sicily (now known as the Egadi Islands) where the Romans won a naval victory over the Carthaginians that ended the first Punic War in 241 BC
- cannae - ancient city is southeastern Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216 BC
- battle of lake trasimenus, lake trasimenus - a battle in 217 BC in which Hannibal ambushed a Roman army led by Flaminius
- metaurus river - a battle during the second Punic War (207 BC); Hannibal's brother Hasdrubal was defeated by the Romans which ended Hannibal's hopes for success in Italy
- battle of zama, zama - the battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War
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