Punic Wars

series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC, at the time probably the largest wars that had ever taken place
Event series_of_wars Q124988
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Punic Wars

Summary

Punic Wars is a series of wars[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of series_of_wars entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,897 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Punic Wars's instance of is recorded as series of wars[3].
  • Punic Wars's instance of is recorded as war[4].
  • Punic Wars took place at Roman Republic[5].
  • Punic Wars took place at Ancient Carthage[6].
  • Punic Wars's Commons category is recorded as Punic Wars[7].
  • Punic Wars began on 264 BC[8].
  • Punic Wars ended on 146 BC[9].
  • Among those involved in Punic Wars was Roman Republic[10].
  • A participant in Punic Wars was Ancient Carthage[11].
  • Punic Wars's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Punic Wars[12].
  • Punic Wars's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[13].
  • Punic Wars's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[14].
  • Punic Wars's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • Punic Wars's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Punic Wars's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[17].
  • Punic Wars's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18].
  • Punic Wars's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[19].
  • Punic Wars's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
  • Punic Wars's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[21].
  • Punic Wars's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Punic Wars's topic has template is recorded as Template:Punic Wars navbox[23].
  • Punic Wars's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24].

Body

When and Where

Punic Wars began on 264 BC[8]. It ended on 146 BC[9]. Recorded location include Roman Republic[5] and Ancient Carthage[6].

Context

Recorded instance of include series of wars[3] and war[4].

Participants

Recorded participant include Roman Republic[10] and Ancient Carthage[11].

Why It Matters

Punic Wars ranks in the top 3% of series_of_wars entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,897 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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