Punic Wars

4. roman noble who insisted on a third punic war in order to destroy carthage for good
5. the first war mostly _____
8. Rome's main enemy throughout the Punic Wars, located in Northern Africa
10. Roman general who led rome to victory in the second war by attacking Carthage itself, forcing Hannibal to leave Rome
11. the romans sowed ____ into the ground so nothing would grow

1. the carthagians often rode _________ into battle
2. final battle of the wars, resulting in carthage being completely destroyed
3. one of the two islands off the west coast of Italy Rome won control over
6. carthagian general who led carthage to many victories during the second punic war, but ended up defeated by the Romans
7. hannibal crossed this mountain range to sabotage the romans from the north
9. a bridge that would attach onto enemy ships so that soldiers could cross; invention that resulted in Rome winning the first war