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Wars involving Carthage
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.
Third Punic WarIn 149 BC, a Carthaginian army under Hasdrubal marched against King Masinissa of Numidia. This action violated the peace treaty signed in 201 BC that forbade…
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.