Carthage was founded in 813 BC by Queen Elissa and grew to become a wealthy city in the Mediterranean. It engaged in three Punic Wars with Rome between 264 BC and 146 BC. In the first war, Carthage was led by Hannibal and lost control of Sicily. Hannibal then invaded Italy during the second war but failed to defeat Rome. The third war resulted in Rome destroying Carthage completely in 146 BC and making the area a territory of the Roman Empire. Hannibal was a famous Carthaginian general who used deception against Rome during the second war.

1. Carthage
By: Jazmina Acosta-Benitez

2. Carthage was created
• Carthage was first started in the year 813 B.C.
• It was founded by Queen Elissa.
• It became a large and wealthy city all over the
Mediterranean.

3. 1st Punic War
• In the year 264 B.C. was the first war between
Carthage and Rome
• They started to prepare for it by building an
army of 50,000 men and 60 elephants.
• The war lasted for about 25 years.

4. 1st Punic War
• The fight took place in Sicily.
• Carthage was lead by Hannibal while Rome
had different leaders.
• The Battle was named Battle of Ecnomus
because of their navy being powerful over the
seas

5. 2nd Punic War
• Carthage attacked Italy in the year 216 B.C.
• Rome was threatened from the north and the
south.
• The general that was in control for the Roman
was Quintus Fabius Maximus.

6. 2nd Punic War
• In the year 216 B.C. Rome sent an army to go
and face Hannibal and his army.
• He came up with a plan that Rome would go
through the middle.
• Then the army would come from all sides and
attack Rome

7. 2nd Punic War
• Once Hannibal won this fight he didn’t go to
Rome to finish the attack and win the war.
• Instead he decided to stay in Italy and not
proceed.
• So he could try and get more allies.

8. 3rd Punic War
• In the year 149 B.C. Rome though that
Carthage should be destroyed.
• The 3rd and finally war ended in the year 146
B.C. when Rome when to Carthage.
• In 146 B.C. Carthage was burned down to the
ground.
• It was made into a territory in Rome

9. Resulting Effect
• In the year 122 B.C. Utica became the Capital
of Rome
• The religion that everyone was Christianity.
• None of the civilians would fight with each
other.
• The city was then continued under the
Byzantine Empire.

10. Hannibal
• Lived from the years 248 B.C. until the year of
180 B.C.
• His biggest achievement was the Second Punic
War when he marched an entire army and
elephants.
• Hannibal deceived Rome many times while
fighting the war.

11. Hannibal
• He didn’t die by anyone killing him but rather
from drinking poison.
• He lost vision is one of his eyes.
• Hannibal has two brothers, Hasdrubal and
Mago.