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title: The Second Punic War (218 - 201 BCE)
author: Simeon Netchev
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15973/the-second-punic-war-218---201-bce/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Second Punic War (218 - 201 BCE)

_Authored by [Simeon Netchev](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/simeonnetchev/)_

## Image File

[![The Second Punic War (218 - 201 BCE)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15973.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15973.png)

## Image Caption

A map illustrating the outbreak and course of the [Second Punic War](https://www.worldhistory.org/Second_Punic_War/), a series of prolonged military conflicts between the Carthaginian ([Punic](https://www.worldhistory.org/carthage/)) [empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/empire/) and the [Roman Republic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Republic/) for domination over the western [Mediterranean](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/mediterranean/). Began in 218 BCE with [Hannibal](https://www.worldhistory.org/hannibal/) crossing the River Ebro (after laying siege to [Saguntum](https://www.worldhistory.org/Saguntum/), a long-term [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/) ally) on his historic march across the Alps, the [war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) was fought on two continents, from [Iberia](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/iberia/) (Spain) and North [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/) to the Adriatic and the [Aegean](https://www.worldhistory.org/aegean/) seas, and ended with the [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) general [Scipio Africanus](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Scipio_Africanus/) landing in [Carthage](https://www.worldhistory.org/carthage/) and defeating Hannibal at the [Battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) of Zama in 202 BCE.

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## About the Author

Simeon is a freelance visual designer and history educator, passionate about the human stories that shape the past.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/simeon-netchev/)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Netchev, S. (2022, May 31). The Second Punic War (218 - 201 BCE). *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15973/the-second-punic-war-218---201-bce/>
### Chicago
Netchev, Simeon. "The Second Punic War (218 - 201 BCE)." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 31, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15973/the-second-punic-war-218---201-bce/>.
### MLA
Netchev, Simeon. "The Second Punic War (218 - 201 BCE)." *World History Encyclopedia*, 31 May 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15973/the-second-punic-war-218---201-bce/>.

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