Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage between 264 and 146 BC , and were probably the largest wars in the ancient world .
Simplified: The Pubic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 to 146 BC . At the time , they were probably the largest wars that had ever taken place .