1)what were the punic wars? group of answer choices

a series of wars between the cathaginians and romans fought from 265-146 bce.

a military campaign that ended in the defeat of rome in 149 bce.

the set of battles fought by hannibal.

the wars fought between the carthiginians and greeks in the first century bce.

2)through different periods, the phoenicians fell under the rules of several empires. which of the following empires ruled over the phoenicians?
group of answer choices

the hittites

the assyrians

the persians

the egyptians

3)was carthage connected to other cultures except through military conquest?
group of answer choices

yes, though international trade was limited.

no, military conquest was the only way in which carthage came into contact with other cultures.

yes, they were prolific traders.

no, carthage was explicitly isolationist.