The
Punic Wars were a series of three wars between 264 and 146BC fought by the states of
Rome and
Carthage. All three were won by Rome. The
First Punic War broke out in
Sicily in 264BC and lasted 23 years, until 241BC, when after immense materiel and human losses on both sides the Carthaginians were defeated. The end of the war sparked a major but unsuccessful 4-year-long revolt within the Carthaginian Empire known as the
Mercenary War. The
Second Punic War began in 218BC and witnessed
Hannibal's
crossing of the Alps and invasion of
mainland Italy. The successful Roman invasion of the Carthaginian homeland in Africa in 204BC led to Hannibal's recall and to Carthage
suing for peace after 17 years of war. Carthage ceased to be a military threat but Rome contrived a justification to declare war again in 149BC in the
Third Punic War. The Romans stormed the city of
Carthage in 146BC,
sacked it, slaughtered most of its population and completely demolished it.
This is a fairly straight forward set. There are three Punic wars, and the Mercenary War is usually considered a part of the wider conflict, so there it is. --
Gog the Mild (
talk) 17:18, 11 October 2020 (UTC)reply
Support: A well-defined set, all at GA-quality or higher, with a navbox, campaignbox, and category. Great work, Gog! -
Bryan Rutherford (
talk) 17:50, 11 October 2020 (UTC)reply
Support. Why don't you add the articles on the battles, as well as the Treaty of Lutatius? The Mercenary War could also be added.
T8612(talk) 20:33, 11 October 2020 (UTC)reply
T8612: Because the topic here is just the wars; and Mercenary War is included. If one were to nominate an individual war or campaign, then one would need to include all of the battles etc which made it up. As with
Guadalcanal Campaign or my earlier
Crécy campaign. If the top line article is a set of wars, then only the wars making it up need or should feature, as with
Silesian Wars.
Gog the Mild (
talk) 21:14, 11 October 2020 (UTC)reply
I don't know how I missed Mercenary War lol. All right then, supporting.
T8612(talk) 23:46, 11 October 2020 (UTC)reply
Support - can't see any issues --
ChrisTheDude (
talk) 07:49, 12 October 2020 (UTC)reply
Support Looks good. Maybe someday each individual war could become a good topic.
Hawkeye7(discuss) 11:29, 12 October 2020 (UTC)reply
Support, clearly defined and interlinked with an appropriate navigation box. Great work.
Harrias(he/him) •talk 11:33, 12 October 2020 (UTC)reply
Support - and like Hawkeye, I'd think you could do sub-topics for each war, with the major battles, commanders, etc.
Parsecboy (
talk) 13:06, 12 October 2020 (UTC)reply
Support - Yep, easily meets the criteria.
Hog FarmBacon 13:28, 12 October 2020 (UTC)reply
Support - Per above.--
Catlemur (
talk) 17:25, 12 October 2020 (UTC)reply