1. The novel opens at the alternate close of the Second Punic War . 2. He was against his delaying defensive strategy during the Second Punic War . 3. After the Third Punic War the Romans had completely destroyed the site. 4. It was the first of the Carthage trilogy, covering the Punic Wars . 5. In the Second Punic War , while Pinarius the governor of Enna. 6. Carthage's military battled the military of the Roman Republic during the Punic Wars . 7. Hannibal, following the second Punic War , disembarked here on his return from Italy. 8. For instance, a Latin translation of Xenophon's work of the Second Punic War . 9. Meanwhile, the Roman Republic strengthened through victory over Carthage in the Punic Wars . 10. The islanders were allies of the Carthaginians against Rome during the Punic Wars .
