Punic Wars
series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC, at the time probably the largest wars that had ever taken place
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Summary
Punic Wars is a series of wars[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of series of wars entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,238 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: war[3]
- Location: Roman Republic[4], Ancient Carthage[5]
- Commons category: Punic Wars[6]
- Start time: 264 BC[7]
- End time: 146 BC[8]
- Participant: Roman Republic[9], Ancient Carthage[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Punic Wars[11]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[12], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Otto's encyclopedia[16], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19], The New Student's Reference Work[20], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[21]
- Topic has template: Template:Punic Wars navbox[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23]
Why It Matters
Punic Wars has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]