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3rd century BC
First Punic WarIn 264 BC, a group of Italian mercenaries known as Mamertines occupied the city of Messana on the north-eastern tip of Sicily.
Second Punic WarIn 219 BC, a Carthaginian army under Hannibal besieged the pro-Roman city of Saguntum. After eight months, they captured and sacked it.