The greatest conflict of antiquity, the struggle for supremacy between
Rome and Carthage.
The struggle between Rome and Carthage in the Punic Wars was arguably
the greatest and most desperate conflict of antiquity. The forces
involved and the casualties suffered by both sides were far greater than
in any wars fought before the modern era, while the eventual outcome had
far-reaching consequences for the history of the Western World, namely
the ascendancy of Rome. An epic of war and battle, this is also the
story of famous generals and leaders: Hannibal, Fabius Maximus, Scipio
Africanus, and his grandson Scipio Aemilianus, who would finally bring
down the walls of Carthage.