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{{quote|''"Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam."''<br />
''"Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed."''|Cato the Elder. [[One
{{quote|''"The great Carthage waged three wars. It was still powerful after the first, still habitable after the second. It was untraceable after the third."''|[[Bertolt Brecht (Creator)|Bertolt Brecht]].}}
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Rome seems to have triumphed through its superior organization. It is also credited with a more motivated populace, as the army of Carthage was composed chiefly of vassals and mercenaries whereas the Roman army was made up of citizens and near citizens. Rome could also, for that reason, field a greater supply of manpower. Finally Carthage itself may have been lax in its support until too late, and the Second War at times looks like a private war of Hannibal's. The war created a number of famous commanders, mostly on the Roman side, but the best remembered was the Carthaginian Hannibal.
The term [[Punic Wars]], by the way, comes from the term ''Punici'' or ''Poenici'', which is a transliteration of the Roman word for Phoenecian (members of that civilization founded Carthage in the 9th century BC). Carthaginians may have called it "the Roman wars" for all we know, but their perspective is unfortunately lacking for [[
Also technically the longest war in history, due to the mayors of Rome and Carthage signing a peace treaty in 1985 "officially" ending the war.
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* [[Folk Hero]]: A lot. Hannibal for the Carthaginians, the Macedonians and other enemies of the Romans. Scipio and Fabius Maximus for the Romans. Hieron II for the Sicilians and other Italian peoples.
* [[Forever War]]
* [[Four
* [[Galley Slave]]: Averted. Galleys on both sides were usually rowed by freemen.
* [[The Glory That Was Rome]]
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