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580 BCE - 376 BCECarthage and Greece fight for dominance in Sicily.
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539 BCEEtruscan & Carthaginian alliance expels the Greeks from Corsica.
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535 BCEBattle of Alalia. Carthaginian navy, in alliance with Etruscans, defeated Greek ships off the island of Corsica.
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500 BCECarthage expands into southern Spain.
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480 BCETyrant of Syracuse Gelon defeats the Carthaginians at the battle of Himera.
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406 BCEAgrigento is attacked and destroyed by Carthage.
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c. 341 BCETimoleon defeats a Carthaginian army at the battle of Crimisus in Sicily.
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338 BCETimoleon agrees a peace treaty with Carthage over their control of Sicily.
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311 BCEA Carthaginian army defeats Agathocles of Syracuse near Gela, Sicily.
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310 BCEAgathocles of Syracuse lands an army of 14,000 in North Africa.
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309 BCESyracuse defeats a Carthaginian army in Sicily and kills their general Hamilcar.
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307 BCECarthage defeats the army of Agathocles of Syracuse led by Archagathus while Agathocles is in Sicily.
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306 BCECarthage and Agathocles of Syracuse sign a peace treaty and divide Sicily between them.
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264 BCE - 241 BCEFirst Punic War. Carthage cedes Sicily to Rome.
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260 BCEFirst Roman naval victory against Carthage off Mylae in the First Punic War.
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255 BCEA Carthaginain army led by the mercenary Spartan commander Xanthippus defeats two Roman legions near Tunis during the First Punic War.
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Jun 250 BCEA Carthaginian army led by Hasdrubal is defeated by Roman consul Metellus near Palermo in the First Punic War.
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247 BCEHamilcar Barca raids southern Italy and then lands on Sicily during the First Punic War.
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237 BCEHamilcar Barca arrives in southern Spain to expand Carthage's interests there. He makes his base at Gades and founds Acra Leuce.
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229 BCEHasdrubal takes command of Carthage's armies in Spain.
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221 BCEHannibal takes command of Carthage's armies in Spain.
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219 BCEHannibal crosses the Ebro river in Spain and sacks the city of Saguntum, Rome's ally, sparking off the Second Punic War.
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218 BCE - 201 BCESecond Punic War.
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Apr 218 BCE - May 218 BCEHannibal leaves Spain to cross the Pyrenees and Alps into Italy.
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Nov 218 BCEHannibal wins the battle of Ticinus.
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Dec 218 BCEHannibal wins the battle of Trebia.
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Jun 217 BCEHannibal wins the battle of Lake Trasimene.
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216 BCE"Hannibal ante portas." Hannibal directly threatens the city of Rome, but cannot advance due to lack of supplies and reinforcements.
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Aug 216 BCEHannibal wins the battle of Cannae, the worst defeat in Roman history.
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215 BCEA Carthaginian army led by Hasdrubal is defeated at the battle of Ibera in Spain.
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212 BCEA Carthaginian army is defeated in Sicily by a Roman army led by Marcellus. Syracuse falls to Rome who now control the island.
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209 BCEScipio Africanus captures the Carthaginian base and treasury Carthago Nova in southern Spain.
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207 BCEHannibal, harassed by Roman forces, is reduced to controlling only Bruttium in southern Italy.
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c. 22 Jun 207 BCERome defeats a Carthaginian army at the battle of Metaurus.
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206 BCE - 205 BCEThe Romans conquer Gades. End of the Carthaginian presence on the Iberian Peninsula.
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206 BCEScipio Africanus wins the battle of Ilipa in Spain.
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204 BCE - 203 BCEScipio Africanus wins two battles and besieges Utica in North Africa.
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203 BCECarthaginian commander Mago is unable to join forces with Hannibal and his army is defeated in Cisalpine Gaul.
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203 BCEScipio Africanus attacks the two camps of Syphax and Gisgo in North Africa and destroys their armies.
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203 BCEScipio Africanus defeats a Carthaginian army led by Hasdrubal in North Africa.
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203 BCEHannibal is recalled from Italy to defend Carthage against Scipio Africanus.
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19 Oct 202 BCEBattle of Zama: Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal, ending the Second Punic War.
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150 BCEA Carthaginian army attacks Numidia, breaking the peace treaty agreed with Rome and sparking the Third Punic War.
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149 BCE - 146 BCEThird Punic War.
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149 BCERome sends an army of 80,000 infantry and 4,000 cavalry to attack Carthage.
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147 BCEScipio Africanus the Younger takes over command of the siege of Carthage and builds a mole to block its harbour.
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146 BCEScipio Africanus the Younger sacks Carthage and enslaves its population.