Punic wars

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  1. 1. The Romans first came to Spain in 206 BC when they invaded the Iberian Peninsula from the south.
  2. 3. was a powerful trading empire based along the north African coast.
  3. 4. organized bridge building to help their military campaigns
  4. 5. instrumental in the Roman conquest of the Mediterranean Basin, but it never enjoyed the prestige of the Roman legions.
  5. 6. the first province acquired by the Roman Republic.
  6. 7. a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded Carthage's main forces against the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War.
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  1. 1. the great Carthaginian general Hannibal invaded Italy and scored great victories at Lake Trasimene and Cannae before his eventual defeat at the hands of Rome's Scipio Africanus in 202 B.C.
  2. 2. began when Rome sought control of the fertile island of Sicily
  3. 6. a Roman general and later consul who is often regarded as one of the greatest military commanders and strategists of all time.