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Historic Sites of the Punic Wars
(264-146 BCE)
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About the Punic Wars
The Punic Wars (264–146 BCE) were three conflicts between Rome and Carthage over power in the western Mediterranean. Rome survived Hannibal's invasion of Italy and ultimately destroyed Carthage in the third war. The victories expanded Roman territory and established Rome as the dominant power in the region.
Geography of the Punic Wars
The wars were fought across Sicily, Italy, the Iberian Peninsula, North Africa, and the surrounding Mediterranean waters. Sicily was the principal theater of the first war, while the second included Hannibal's advance from Spain across the Alps into Italy and Roman campaigns against Carthage's overseas bases. The third war centered on the siege of Carthage near present-day Tunis. Sea lanes, agricultural resources, mountain crossings, and fortified ports linked the conflict's distant fronts.
Valley of the Temples
Valley of the Temples Archaeological Park, Via Panoramica dei Templi, 92100 Agrigento, Italy
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Old City of Salamanca
21 Plaza Mayor, Salamanca, Castile and León, 37002, Spain
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Archaeological Site of Carthage
near Tunis, Tunisia
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Nora Archaeological Site
Viale Nora, Pula, Sardinia 09050, Italy
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Lipari Castle & Archaeological Museum
Aeolian Islands, Italy
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Grumentum Archaeological Park, Basilicata
Grumento Nova, PZ, Basilicata, Italy
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Itálica Roman Ruins
Av. de Extremadura 2, 41970 Santiponce, Sevilla, Spain
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Metapontum Archaeological Site
Strada Sansone 3, Bernalda, Basilicata 75012, Italy
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Xàtiva Castle
Xàtiva, Spain
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Cádiz Old Town
Cádiz, Spain
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Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco
Tarragona, Spain
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Herdonia (Ordona) Archaeological Park, Puglia
Ordona, FG, Apulia, Italy
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Bulla Regia Roman Ruins
RR59, بلاريجيا, Jendouba, Tunisia
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Marsala Historic Town & Punic Ship Museum
Marsala, Italy
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Selinunte Archaeological Park
Via Selinunte, 91022 Marinella di Selinunte, Castelvetrano, Sicily, Italy
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Utica Archaeological Site
الطريق الوطنية بنزرت - ببوش, Matir, Bizerte, 7030, Tunisia
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Roman Theatre of Sagunto
Sagunto, V, Valencian Community, Spain
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Tharros Archaeological Site
Cabras, Italy
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Capo Colonna (Temple of Hera Lacinia), Crotone
Capo Colonna, Crotone, KR, Calabria, Italy
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Empúries (Ampurias), Catalonia
L'Escala, GI, Catalonia, Spain
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Thapsus Battlefield, near Ras Dimas
Ras Dimas, Monastir Governorate, Tunisia
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Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis
Cap Bon, Tunisia
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Sant'Antioco (Phoenician-Punic site)
Via Sabatino Moscati, Santu Antiogu/Sant'Antioco, Sardinia, 09017, Italy
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Map of Historic Sites of the Punic Wars