English noun: Punic War | |||
1. | Punic War (act) one of the three wars between Carthage and Rome that resulted in the destruction of Carthage and its annexation by Rome; 264-241 BC, 218-201 BC, 149-146 BC | ||
Instance hypernym | war, warfare | ||
Part holonym | Aegadean Isles, Aegates Isles, Battle of Lake Trasimenus, battle of Zama, Cannae, Lake Trasimenus, Metaurus River, Zama | ||