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Historical map of the western Mediterranean region during the Punic Wars, showing Carthaginian territory in orange and Roman territory in green around 270 BCE. Hannibal's route from Spain, across the Alps, and into Italy between 219 and 202 BCE is marked with a red line. Key battle sites with years are labeled throughout Spain, Italy, Sicily, and North Africa.
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Modified link of Web site: Warfare History Network - The First Punic War: Rome and Carthage Vie for Sicily. Nov 01, 2026
Add new Web site: Academia - The Beginning of the First Punic War and the Concept of Italia. Jul 01, 2024
Add new Web site: Warfare History Network - The First Punic War: Rome and Carthage Vie for Sicily. Apr 22, 2024
Add new Web site: Dickinson College Commentaries - The First Punic War. Feb 23, 2024
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Rome vs. Carthage: The First Punic War and the Birth of a Superpower. Jan 10, 2024
Add new Web site: UNRV Roman History - The First Punic War. Nov 28, 2023
Add new Web site: U.S. Naval Institute - The First Punic War: Audacity and Hubris. Oct 06, 2023
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - First Punic War. Aug 25, 2023
Corrected display issue. Jan 29, 2020
Corrected location of Messana and Syracuse. Mar 03, 2017
Added new Web site: Military History Encyclopedia on the Web - First Punic War. Jul 04, 2008
Added new Web site: LookLex Encyclopaedia - Punic Wars. Jun 22, 2006
Added new Web site: LookLex Encyclopaedia - Punic Wars. Jun 22, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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