The Second Punic War: A Report on the Conflicts and Outcomes

This report delves into the Second Punic War, a pivotal conflict between the Roman Republic and Carthage. The report highlights the key events of the war, including the battles, strategies, and the impact on the involved parties. It explores the outcomes, particularly the defeat of Hannibal and the subsequent consequences for Carthage, including the loss of territory, the imposition of heavy indemnities, and restrictions on their military capabilities. The report also analyzes the differences between the Roman and Carthaginian governments, emphasizing the contrast between the Roman system and the Carthaginian democracy. The report concludes by referencing the sources used, highlighting the significance of the war in the broader context of ancient history and military strategy.

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INTRODUCTION
The second Punic war which war fought during the spring of “218 to 201 BC” for
around 17 years between “Carthage and the Roman Republic, with the participation of Greek
polities and Numidian and Iberian forces on both sides”. It was also known as “The
Hannibalic War”. And according to the Roman legends the “War against the Hannibale”
was considered second of the third “greatest and deadliest” war in the history of “human
conflicts” which was fought across the “entire Western Mediterranean”. During the war
hundreds and thousands of soldiers were killed, cities and towns were destroyed, many
“civilian population” were massacred and enslaved as “Prisoners of war” by both the party.
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OUTCOME OF THE SECOND PUNIC WAR
The Second Punic War ended in around 203 B.C with the defeat of the Hannibal`s
forces in the hands of the Romans. After the loss, “Hannibal`s force” “Carthaginians” were
compelled to leave the hope of acquiring Italy after the “Romans” were victorious in Spain
and North Africa under the “rising young general Publius Cornelius Scipio who was later
known as Scipio Africanus”. The defeat in the Second Punic War effectively put an end to
“to Carthage’s empire in the western Mediterranean leaving Rome in control of Spain and
allowing Carthage to retain only its territory in North Africa ”. The “Carthage” were also
compled to pay huge “indemnity” in form of sliver to the “Rome” of around 200 silver “
talents” for about fifty years annually. The “Carthage” were also allowed only to only 10
“naval ships”. The “Carthage” were also forbidden to raise any army without the permission
from the “Rome” (Albarède et al. , 2016).

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “ROMAN” AND “CARTHAGE”
GOVERNMENT
The main difference between the “Roman” and “Carthage” lies in the fact that the
government of “Carthage” government was mainly based on the system of democracy where
officials are elected for the popular “assembly”. While “Roman” government were born out
“the ashes of the monarchy”, the “Carthage” didn’t have any “monarchy” .

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forumromanum, f. (2019). Outlines of Roman History, Chapter 15. Retrieved 23 July
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