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text_A: The Second Punic War stopped in 201 BC.
text_B: The Second Punic War , also referred to as The Hannibalic War and -LRB- by the Romans -RRB- the War Against Hannibal , lasted from 218 to 201 BC and involved combatants in the western and eastern Mediterranean .. Hannibal. Hannibal. Mediterranean. Mediterranean. This was the second major war between Carthage and the Roman Republic and its allied Italic socii , with the crucial participation of Numidian-Berber armies and tribes on both sides .. Roman. Roman Republic. Roman Republic. Roman Republic. Carthage. Ancient Carthage. socii. socii. Numidian. Numidians. Berber. Berber people. The two states fought three major wars with each other over the course of their existence .. They are called the `` Punic Wars '' because Rome 's name for Carthaginians was Poeni , derived from Poenici -LRB- earlier form of Punici -RRB- , a reference to the founding of Carthage by Phoenician settlers .. Punic Wars. Punic Wars. Carthage. Ancient Carthage. The war was to a considerable extent initiated by Carthage at Saguntum in Spain and is marked by Hannibal 's surprising overland journey and his costly crossing of the Alps , followed by his reinforcement by Gallic allies and crushing victories over Roman armies in the Battle of the Trebia and the ambush at Trasimene .. Roman. Roman Republic. Carthage. Ancient Carthage. Hannibal. Hannibal. Saguntum. Sagunto Castle. crossing of the Alps. Hannibal's crossing of the Alps. Gallic. Gauls. Battle of the Trebia. Battle of the Trebia. Trasimene. Battle of Lake Trasimene. In the following year -LRB- 216 -RRB- , Hannibal 's army defeated the Romans again , this time in southern Italy at Cannae .. Hannibal. Hannibal. Cannae. Battle of Cannae. In consequence of these defeats , many Roman allies went over to Carthage , prolonging the war in Italy for over a decade .. Roman. Roman Republic. Carthage. Ancient Carthage. Against Hannibal 's skill on the battlefield , the Romans deployed the Fabian strategy .. Hannibal. Hannibal. Fabian strategy. Fabian strategy. Roman forces were more capable in siege warfare than the Carthaginians and recaptured all of the major cities that had joined the enemy , as well as defeating a Carthaginian attempt to reinforce Hannibal at the Battle of the Metaurus .. Roman. Roman Republic. Hannibal. Hannibal. Battle of the Metaurus. Battle of the Metaurus. In the meantime , in Iberia , which served as the main source of manpower for the Carthaginian army , a second Roman expedition under Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major took Carthago Nova by assault and ended Carthaginian rule over Iberia in the Battle of Ilipa .. Roman. Roman Republic. Publius Cornelius Scipio. Publius Cornelius Scipio. Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus. Scipio Africanus. Iberia. Iberia. Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major. Scipio Africanus. Carthago Nova. Cartagena, Spain. Battle of Ilipa. Battle of Ilipa. The final engagement was the Battle of Zama in Africa between Scipio Africanus and Hannibal , resulting in the latter 's defeat and the imposition of harsh peace conditions on Carthage -LRB- Carthaginian peace -RRB- , which ceased to be a major power and became a Roman client-state .. Roman. Roman Republic. Carthage. Ancient Carthage. Hannibal. Hannibal. Battle of Zama. Battle of Zama. Carthaginian peace. Carthaginian peace. A sideshow of this war was the indecisive First Macedonian War in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Ionian Sea .. Mediterranean. Mediterranean. First Macedonian War. First Macedonian War. Ionian Sea. Ionian Sea. All battles mentioned in the introduction are ranked among the most costly traditional battles of human history ; in addition , there were a few successful ambushes of armies that also ended in their annihilation .. most costly traditional battles of human history. List of battles by casualties#Classical formation battles
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