Punic wars were fought between 264-146 BCE. It was a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage.
The first Punic war was (264-241 BCE) It was a combination of naval battles near Sicily. Rome won this war.
second Punic war was (218-201 BCE) 29year old general Hannibal takes charge of Rome, deciding to attack from the north. Crossing Iberia and the Alps. Rome wins again 2-0
Third Punic war (149-146 BCE) Rome wants to get rid of Carthage. They decided to burn the city down, taking approximately 17 days. After almost 50,000 people were sold into slavery. Carthage then turned into the Roman providence of Africa.
Resulting in huge economic changes due to the income of a large number of slaves. While farmers were losing money to Aristocrats. The massive farm estates were called latifunda.
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