context: The Second Punic War (also called by the Romans the “war against Hannibal” and the Hannibal War [1], 218–201 BC.) Is a military conflict between two coalitions led by Rome and Carthage, for hegemony in the Mediterranean. At different times, Syracuse, Numidia, the Aetolian Union and Pergamum fought on the side of Rome, Macedonia, Numidia, Syracuse and the Achaean Union fought on the side of Carthage.
question: How many years did the Second Punic War last?
answers.text: 218–201 BC