| Causes | Results | |
| First Punic
War 264 BC- 241 BC |
Carthage was afraid Rome would take Sicily; Rome was afraid Carthage would close the Adriatic Sea and the Strait of Messina | Carthage asked for peace; had to pay indemnity and give up control of Sicily |
| Second
Punic War 218 BC- 202 BC |
Hannibal invaded Italy (eventually defeated by Scipio) | Carthage asked for peace; paid an indemnity and lost the Spanish colonies |
| Third Punic
War 149 BC- 146 BC |
Some Romans passionately hated Carthage. Rome declared War | Carthage was destroyed |
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