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Masters of the Mediterranean: Rome's Wars of Conquest (264–146 BCE)
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Rome transformed from Italian power to Mediterranean superpower through three Punic Wars, the conquest of Greece, and the deliberate destruction of Carthage. This is the era that made Rome's Republic both unstoppable abroad and dangerously unstable at home.
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Picture a Roman general standing on the docks of Carthage in the spring of one hundred forty-six BCE. The city is burning.
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