The Punic War has three parts during the war between Rome and Carthage. The first Punic War lasted from 264 B.C through 241 B.C. The Carthaginians had conquered a part of Spain. The Romans went to investigate on what the Carthaginians were doing. As a result the Carthaginians attacked the soldiers and that is how the first Punic War began. The Carthaginians had a better navel fleet, which was an advantage to them. On the …showed first 75 words of 758 total…

…showed last 75 words of 758 total…the First Punic War Rome desperately commissioned 200 new ships. The advantage the Romans had was that they fought near their homeland. The disadvantage is that they didn't have a good navel fleet but produced a lot of ships. Hannibal is born in 247 B.C; he was the eldest son of Hamilcar Barca. Hannibal combined a mastery of military strategy and tactics with motivating leadership. Hannibal lacked cavalry and was defeated at Zama in 202 B.C.