31. Hannibal, following the second Punic War , disembarked here on his return from Italy. 32. At the end of the Third Punic War , the Romans laid siege to Carthage. 33. Gaius Flaminius was a veteran who had fought in Hispania during the Second Punic War . 34. Carthage's military battled the military of the Roman Republic during the Punic Wars . 35. For starters, try dusting off your Livy and boning up on the Second Punic War . 36. After the Third Punic War , Rome then became the leading force in the Mediterranean region. 37. Following the Second Punic War , Rome became the most important power in the western Mediterranean. 38. However, they turned on Carthage during the First Punic War and allied with Rome instead. 39. For instance, a Latin translation of Xenophon's work of the Second Punic War . 40. After the Punic Wars it became a major center of Roman naval power and maritime trade.
