Second Punic War

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The Second Punic War (218-202 B.C.) was fought between the empire of Rome and Carthage led by the infamous Hannibal.

Hannibal took his entire army through Spain and then, in a preemptive move, crossed the Italian Alps in merely 15 days to the great surprise of the Romans. Hannibal's crossing of the Alps with 30,000 men and some elephants is considered one of the greatest military feats of the ancient world. He then beat the Romans in a series of battles for 16 years, inflicting horrible losses, but the Romans wouldn't break and their allies remained loyal. In the end Hannibal could not conquer Rome itself since he had no seige train. The Romans couldn't repel Hannibal, but they didn't have to. Hannibal had to retreat to Africa when a Roman general was set to attack Carthage. Eventually with an army of mostly green recruits, Hannibal was defeated at the Battle of Zama. Carthage sued for peace. Rome acquired Spain as a result of the Second Punic War.