31. Numidia was an ancient Rome following the Second Punic War . 32. Following the Second Punic War , Rome became the most important power in the western Mediterranean. 33. Caudium is not mentioned during the Second Punic War , but the Caudini are repeatedly mentioned. 34. The Carthaginian state declined because of successive defeats by the Romans in the Punic Wars . 35. Before the First Punic War , the Roman Republic had not campaigned outside the Italian Peninsula. 36. For starters, try dusting off your Livy and boning up on the Second Punic War . 37. After the Third Punic War , Rome then became the leading force in the Mediterranean region. 38. The end of the Punic wars saw an increase in piracy in the western Mediterranean. 39. Gaius Flaminius was a veteran who had fought in Hispania during the Second Punic War . 40. However, they turned on Carthage during the First Punic War and allied with Rome instead.
