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The Second Punic War was a military conflict between the Roman Republic and Carthage that took place between 218 and 201 BCE. This war represented the continuation of the longstanding political economic and strategic rivalry between the two powers in the Mediterranean region and constitutes the second phase of the Punic Wars. Causes and Background The war was rooted in Carthage’s expanding activities on the Iberian Peninsula and the violation of the earlier Ebro Treaty between Rome and Carthage.