1. Carthage
Jack Carro

2. • Hannibal was born in 248 bce
• He died in 182 bce
Hannibal

3. Hannibal
• Hannibal was one of the greatest
Carthaginian ever
• Hannibal was known for his great strategic
he was an amazing fighter
• He was able to see ahead and predict
what would happen

4. Hannibal
• After Hannibal’s defeat in the second
Punic war he fled to Crete
• He returned to Carthage and then was
there for their defeat in the third Punic war

5. Discovery
• Carthage was discovered in 813 BC
• The Phoecians discovered the city

6. Greece vs. Carthage
• Greece fought Carthage for control over
Sicily
• The fight went from 528 bc- 376 bc

7. Alliance with Etruscans
• Alliance with the Etruscans removes
Greece from Corsica
• The alliance began in 539 bc

8. Defeat Greeks
• Carthaginian Navy with help from
Etruscans defeat Greece of the coast of
Corsica
• The battle of Alalia took place in 535 bc

9. Expansion
• Carthage expands into southern Spain in
500 bc
• Empire at its height.

10. Tyrant of Syracuse
• Defeats Carthage at the battle of Himera
• The battle took place in 480 bc

11. Lilybeaum
• A new city found on Sicily
• The city was discovered in 396 bc

12. First Punic war
• Romans and Carthaginians Fight over the
island of Sicily
• The fight lasted from 264 bc- 241 bc

13. Antaros
• Antaros king of the Celts sends 3000
soldiers to help cartage in the first Punic
war.
• He sent the soldiers in 263 bc
• withdraws his soldiers in 249 bc

14. Second Punic War
• Hannibal leads 50,000 soldiers to attack
Rome
• Also brought 37 war elephants
• War began 218 bc ended in 182 bc

15. Victory over Romans
• Carthage defeats romans in the battle at
lake trasime
• The battle took place in 217 bc

16. Another Victory
• Another win over the Romans handing
them their worst loss in the battle of
Cannae.
• The battle took place in 216 bc

17. Loss of Spain
• Carthage looses Spain in a battle against
the Romans
• Battle was lost in 207 bc

18. Battle of zama
• Ends the second Punic War with a
carthage defeat.
• Battle took place in 202 bc

19. Third Punic war
• Fought at carthage
• From 149 bc -146 bc

20. End of Carthage
• After victory at Carthage the romans burn
the city to the ground and expanding the
roman empire.
• Battle took place in 146 bc