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Punic War en · NOUN

Meanings

1. Any of several wars between Ancient Rome and Carthage.
   • The first Punic War has ended in 241 BC, but another Punic War would begin in 218 BC. 2002, Richard Michael Pasichnyk, In Defense of Nature: The History Nobody Told You About, iUniverse, page 133:
   • So ended the first and longest of the three Punic Wars; or, if viewed from a more romantic standpoint, the first act of a three-act tragedy, the tragedy of the destruction not only of Carthage but also of old Rome - of Rome the city state. 1992, Brian Caven, The Punic Wars, Barnes & Noble, page 64:
   • The third and last Punic War (151-146 B.C.E) led to the complete destruction of Carthage. 2004, Kevin McGeough, The Romans: new perspectives, ABC-CLIO, page 69:

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Translations (12)

de Punischer Krieg (war between Ancient Rome and Carthage) · la Bellum Punicum (war between Ancient Rome and Carthage) · cmn 布匿戰爭 /布匿战争 (war between Ancient Rome and Carthage) · cmn 布匿克戰爭 /布匿克战争 (war between Ancient Rome and Carthage) · ru Пуни́ческая война́ (war between Ancient Rome and Carthage) · nl Punische oorlog (war between Ancient Rome and Carthage) · es guerra púnica (war between Ancient Rome and Carthage) · it guerra punica (war between Ancient Rome and Carthage) · pt guerra púnica (war between Ancient Rome and Carthage) · mr प्यूनिक युद्ध (war between Ancient Rome and Carthage) · ga Cogadh Púnach (war between Ancient Rome and Carthage) · fi puunilaissota (war between Ancient Rome and Carthage)