# Punic Wars — WHE Definition Discussion (1-736)

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**Created:** [April 18, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/punic-wars-whe-definition-discussion-1-736/17259 "2018-04-18T15:59:55Z")\
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The Punic Wars were a series of conflicts fought between Carthage and Rome between 264 BCE and 146 BCE. The name _Punic_ comes from the word Phoenician (_Phoinix_ in the Greek, _Poenus_ from _Punicus_ in Latin) as applied to the citizens of Carthage, who were of Phoenician ethnicity.

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