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An artist's impression of what the Roman naval attack on Carthage may have looked like during the Third Punic War, 149-146 BCE.

The territories involved in the Second Punic War, 218 and 201 BCE. Red = Roman Pink = Roman Allies Blue = Carthaginian Light Blue = Carthaginian Allies

A map illustrating the campaigns of the Second Punic War (218-201 BCE).

A map showing the location of three of the most important battles won by Carthaginian general Hannibal against Rome during the Second Punic War between 218 and 201 BCE. Lake Trasimene in June 217 BCE, Trebia River in December 218 BCE, and...

An artist's impression of what an attack by Carthaginian war elephants may have looked like during the Punic Wars of the 3rd century BCE.

An artist's impression of what a Roman beach attack may have looked like during the Punic Wars of the 3rd century BCE.

An illustration of a (lost?) relief of Sennacherib (705-681 BCE) which shows a scene of Assyrians attacking the Phoenician city of Tyre.

An artist's impression of a Greek ruler in his home.

Antisthenes (450-370 BCE) was the founder of the Cynic school of philosophy. From near the Via Appia, Rome. Roman copy of a lost Greek original of the late 3rd or 2nd century BCE. (British Museum, London)

This head came from a Roman copy of a statue of him by Polyeuktos erected in the Athenian market-place in 280 BCE, 42 years after his death. The knitted brow and compression of the lips suggest the inner struggle of a troubled mind. (British...