Today in western Civilization class my group finished our Power Point on the Three Punic Wars.  The First Punic War:

• The first Punic War began in 264 BC

• It was the first of three major wars fought between Rome and Carthage

• The first war lasted from 264 BC to 241 BC
• The first war was fighting over the Mediterranean Island of Sicily

The Second Punic war:

• The Second Punic War lasted from 218-201 BC
• Between the Roman Republic and Carthaginian Empire
• Carthage (Purple)  had Northern Africa and half of Spain in their control

The Third Punic War:

• This war went on for three years, from 149 to 146 BC
• Resulted from the Roman Senate convincing their colleagues that Carthage was still a threat
• In 149 BC, Carthage broke their treaty with Rome by attacking a neighboring city