Punic Wars
264–146 BCE
Three wars between Rome and Carthage that ended with the destruction of Carthage.
- Type
- War
- Date
- 264–146 BCE
- Place
- Mediterranean
Who was alive during Punic Wars
- Zeno of Citium c. 334–c. 262 BCE, philosopher
- Aristarchus of Samos c. 310–c. 230 BCE, astronomer
- Xunzi c. 310–c. 235 BCE, philosopher
- Ashoka c. 304–232 BCE, emperor
- Archimedes c. 287–212 BCE, mathematician
- Han Fei c. 280–233 BCE, philosopher
- Eratosthenes c. 276–c. 194 BCE, mathematician
- Qin Shi Huang 259–210 BCE, emperor
- Liu Bang 256–195 BCE, emperor
- Plautus c. 254–184 BCE, playwright
- Hannibal 247–c. 183 BCE, general
- Empress Lü 241–180 BCE, empress
- Scipio Africanus c. 236–183 BCE, general
- Cato the Elder 234–149 BCE, statesman
- Polybius c. 200–c. 118 BCE, historian
- Zhang Qian c. 195–114 BCE, diplomat and explorer
- Hipparchus c. 190–c. 120 BCE, astronomer
- Leonidas of Rhodes Born 188 BCE, Olympic runner
- Dong Zhongshu c. 179–c. 104 BCE, philosopher
- Emperor Wu of Han 156–87 BCE, emperor