THE PUNIC WARS IN 100 FACTS: 5

Three wars. One century. Zero survivors. Rome wanted hegemony. Carthage wanted trade. What followed was a brutal, asymmetric crash of naval industrialization, mercenary mutinies, Alps-defying strategy, and total annihilation. The Punic Wars in 100 Facts cuts through Livy's drama and Roman spin to map the cold mechanics of how a republic learns to commit total war: - The Bootleg Navy: How Rome copied a stranded enemy hull and learned to rule the waves the hard way.- The Hannibal Trap: Why Cannae was a masterpiece of tactical physics, and why sitting outside the Servian Wall broke a general's math.- The Counter-Punch: Scipio, Numidian pivot points, and the reality of Zama.- The Receipt: Debunking the salt myth, analyzing Cato's obsession, and watching a superpower get unmade. Fast, lethal, zero fluff. Cornelis van Houte is an independent military analyst.