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"The Punic Wars triggered an era of astonishing human misfortune. Resulting from a mighty power struggle between the military confederation of Rome and the trading empire of Carthage between 264-241 B.C., 218-201 B.C., and 149-146 B.C., the wars were fought over a period of 118 years. Massive manmade devastation on both sides left Rome's population radically depleted and Carthage razed and erased from the map." "Sir Nigel Bagnall brings his military...
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"Polybius ... (c. 200-118 BC) was a Greek historian of the Hellenistic Period noted for his work, 'The histories,' which covered the period of 264-146 BC in detail. The work describes in part the rise of the Roman Republic and its gradual domination over Greece. Polybius is also renowned for his ideas concerning the separation of powers in government, later used in Montesquieu's 'The spirit of the laws' and in the drafting of the United States Constitution."--Wikipedia.
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"A history of the Punic Wars intended for all audiences"-- Provided by publisher.
"To say the Punic Wars (264-146 BC) were a turning point in world history is a vast understatement. This bloody and protracted conflict pitted two flourishing Mediterranean powers against one another, leaving one an unrivalled giant and the other a literal pile of ash. To later observers, a collision between these civilizations seemed inevitable and yet to the Romans...
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