The Punic Wars

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  1. 4. Animal Hannibal used in battle, native to Africa
  2. 5. City in Spain taken by Hannibal, angering Rome, its ally
  3. 7. Who the Romans fought in the Punic Wars
  4. 9. Treaty signed in 226 ending the First Punic War, named after a river in Spain
  5. 10. Word that comes from the word Phoenician in latin
  6. 13. Roman general who defeated the Carthaginians in Spain and took Utica
  7. 16. Carthaginian general of the First Punic War, surnamed "lightning"
  8. 17. War that occurred from 241-237 BC because of Carthage's government
  9. 18. Number of years the two sides "rested" during the First Punic War
  10. 19. One of the Mediterranean colonies Rome occupied during the Mercenary War
  11. 20. What made the Carthaginians very wealthy
  12. 21. Battle in which Hannibal tactically defeated the Romans during the Second Punic War
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  1. 1. The people of Messina who fought Syracuse and asked Rome and Carthaginians for help
  2. 2. Brother of Hannibal, defeated at Metaurus in 207 BC
  3. 3. _____ the Elder, Roman senator who wanted Carthage destroyed
  4. 4. What Rome effectively became with the end of the Third Punic War
  5. 6. Number of wars fought between Rome and the Carthaginians
  6. 7. A movable gangplank that was developed by the Romans for naval warfare
  7. 8. Mountain range Hannibal crossed to attack the Romans
  8. 11. City close to Carthage taken by Scipion; name of a city in New York state
  9. 12. The island that prompted conflict between Rome and Carthage
  10. 14. Roman general who refused to engage Hannibal in direct battle
  11. 15. Battle where Hannibal and Carthage were defeated, losing the Second Punic War
  12. 16. Oldest son of Hamilcar and famous Carthaginian general
  13. 19. Means by which Hannibal died by way of poison
  14. 22. What Rome lacked before the Punic Wars but then built quickly