1 октября 2025
THE PUNIC WARS as a classic three-act Drama:
Act I: The Rise of the Republic (264-241 BC). Rome, a young power that has never had a navy, challenges
the maritime empire of Carthage, builds its first warships and wins a magnificent victory, crushing the rule
of the Phoenicians and acquiring Sicily.
ACT II: Carthage strikes back (218-201 BC). Hannibal’s army invades the very heart of Italy, the cradle
of the Republic. Legions crushed by elephants die at Cannae. But the Eternal City does not give up. Scipio
takes the war to Africa and defeats Hannibal in front of the Deputy. Carthage is defeated and humiliated.
ACT III: The Last War of the Phoenicians (149-146 BC). The eternal city, consumed by hatr... Show more
Act I: The Rise of the Republic (264-241 BC). Rome, a young power that has never had a navy, challenges
the maritime empire of Carthage, builds its first warships and wins a magnificent victory, crushing the rule
of the Phoenicians and acquiring Sicily.
ACT II: Carthage strikes back (218-201 BC). Hannibal’s army invades the very heart of Italy, the cradle
of the Republic. Legions crushed by elephants die at Cannae. But the Eternal City does not give up. Scipio
takes the war to Africa and defeats Hannibal in front of the Deputy. Carthage is defeated and humiliated.
ACT III: The Last War of the Phoenicians (149-146 BC). The eternal city, consumed by hatr... Show more
1 октября 2025
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