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Facts

Also Known As First Carthaginian War
Date 264 BCE - 241
Participants Carthage • ancient Rome

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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.
Hannibal's daring strategy against Rome explained
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Hamilcar Barca
Carthaginian general
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Hieron II
tyrant and king of Syracuse
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Marcus Atilius Regulus
Roman general
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Gaius Duilius
Roman admiral
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Publius Claudius Pulcher
Roman commander
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Gaius Lutatius Catulus
Roman commander
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Lucius Caecilius Metellus
Roman general

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