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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. Map of the Italian peninsula showing Roman expansion from 298 to 201 BC, with color-coded regions indicating Roman and Latin territories, allies, and acquisitions during different periods, as well as the Kingdom of Syracuse and its allies. Key cities and regions such as Rome, Capua, and Sicily are labeled, and territorial changes from the Samnite and Punic Wars are highlighted.
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Roman war galley Map of the Carthaginian Empire in the western Mediterranean region, showing Carthaginian territory in 265 BC in green, territorial losses by 238 BC in pink, and territorial gains by 219 BC in orange. The map highlights locations across North Africa, southern Spain, and several Mediterranean islands, with major cities such as Carthage, Gades, and Carthago Nova marked.
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Modified link of Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - The Punic Wars. Oct 19, 2026
Add new Web site: PNAS - Economic resilience of Carthage during the Punic Wars: Insights from sediments of the Medjerda delta around Utica (Tunisia). Aug 01, 2025
Add new Web site: Livius - Appian, The Punic Wars. Jan 16, 2025
Add new Web site: Heritage History - Ancient Rome—Punic Wars. Jun 21, 2024
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - BC 264-BC 146 Punic Wars. May 07, 2024
Add new Web site: Pressbooks.ccconline.org - PPSC HIS 1310 Western Civilization: Antiquity to 1650 - The Punic Wars. Feb 16, 2024
Add new Web site: Internet Archive - Rome and Carthage : the Punic wars. Dec 04, 2023
Add new Web site: Penn State - Warfare in the Hellenistic Age - The Punic Wars. Oct 10, 2023
Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage. Apr 28, 2023
Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - The Punic Wars. Dec 08, 2022
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