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Between 218 – 202 BC, the Second Punic War was fought between Carthage and the Roman Republic. ...
Moses Hadas (1975:37) states that ‘they were called Punic Wars, from the Latin word Punicus, for the Phoenicians, who were the original settlers of Carthage. ... British Edition 1966 – Original edition 1965
The prime author of the Second Punic War was the great Carthaginian General Hamilcar Barca. After the First Punic War, Carthage began rebuilding its strength by expanding its empire in Spain. ...
There was a story widely current that when, after bringing the African War to a close, Hamilcar was offering sacrifices before transporting his army to Spain, the boy Hannibal, nine years old, was coaxing his father to take him with him, and his father led him up to the altar and made him swear with his hand laid on the victim that as soon as he possibly could he would show himself the enemy of Rome. ... Rome demanded his withdrawal, but Carthage refused to recall him, and as a result Rome declared war against Carthage and so the Second Punic War began.
Hannibal spent the winter of 219-218 BC at Cartagena in active preparations for carrying the war from Spain into Italy. After Carthage’s defeat on the seas in the first Punic War, Rome controlled this area so Hannibal had to move via land. ... And what would prove to be a mistaken sense of hope was Hannibal’s vain idea that the Italian allies of Rome would defect and cause civil war. ...
At this stage of the war, Rome was suffering great losses and humiliation. ... The Rome Legions at this point of the Second Punic War should have destroyed Hannibal and his army if it were not for Hannibal’s superior military intellect. ...
At this stage, I believe was to be the turning point in the Second Punic War. ... Scipio was aware that the majority of the Carthaginian force was in Italy and after almost a decade of war was extremely worn down.
Approximate Word count = 1624
Approximate Pages = 6.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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