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Phoenician settlers from tyre led by queen dido, found the city of Carthage on the coast of North America.

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The first Punic war eruptes when

Rome intervenes in a dispute between Syracuse and the mammertines, mercenaries who had seized the city of Messina

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Despite intiallty lacking a strong navy, the Roman build a fleet and achieve a significant victory over Carthage naval dominance.

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Hannibal inflicts a devastating defeat on the Roman army at the battle of cannae

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Hannibal Barca, a brilliant

Carthaginian general, launches a daring invasion of Italy by crossing the alps with his army, including war elephants

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After a long and costly war, Rome defeats Carthage at the battle of the aegates islands.