First Punic War
Battle of Cape Ecnomus & the First Punic War
By Marc G. De Santis“But so long as the Carthaginians held unchallenged control of the sea, the issue of the war still hung in the balance. Read more
First Punic War
“But so long as the Carthaginians held unchallenged control of the sea, the issue of the war still hung in the balance. Read more
First Punic War
The huge gangplank dangled in the air, suspended by a rope and pulley from a massive pole standing upright in the bow of the Roman galley. Read more
First Punic War
The early years of Rome’s second war with Carthage were some of the darkest the Republic had ever known. Read more
First Punic War
Gisgo, a commander in the Carthaginian army, sat on his horse nervously as he waited with other members of the staff for their general, the now-famous Hannibal, to complete his final inspection. Read more