NOUN
- one of the three wars between Carthage and Rome that resulted in the destruction of Carthage and its annexation by Rome; 264-241 BC, 218-201 BC, 149-146 BC
How To Use Punic War In A Sentence
- The relevant pattern of that maritime conflict in the Mediterranean region had not begun then; but, it expressed a pattern which is notable, still today, as being continued through the time of what were called the Punic Wars, and beyond. LaRouche's Latest
- And yes, the Laugh-In tribute sketch felt longer than the Punic Wars. Emmys? Bad? Maybe. But Worst Ever? Come on.
- Though Romans destroyed Carthage in the Punic Wars, Roman legend traced the very origin of Rome to the Carthanginian mother-city, as shown by the story of Aeneas, who came directly across the Mediterranean from there, to found Rome. Archive 2008-04-01
- IMAGINE that you are a teacher of Roman history and the Latin language, anxious to impart your enthusiasm for the ancient world – for the elegiacs of Ovid and the odes of Horace, the sinewy economy of Latin grammar as exhibited in the oratory of Cicero, the strategic niceties of the Punic Wars, the generalship of Julius Caesar and the voluptuous excesses of the later emperors. THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
- It had two harbours, and during the Punic Wars was the ally rather than the vassal of The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner
- The later stage of Rome here refers to the period from the later period of Rome republic (approximately from the second Punic War) to the destruction of the Empire Rome.
- But even as early as the Punic Wars the sense of citizenship was being undermined by the growth of wealth and slavery.
- I was just reading about the Punic Wars and fell asleep in the library— One Night in Scotland
- After the end of the Punic Wars, the Berbers were conquered by the Romans, the Byzantines, and the Vandals, but were able to maintain their cultures across the centuries. The Coming Revolution
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