:) 1. describe the main events and leaders of the punic wars and analyze how the results of the punic wars effected the roman republic. 2. how did the constantine and the eastern roman empire the spread of christianity? 3. in a short paragraph, describe the transition of rome from a republic to an empire. what was the republic like, and what caused it to become an empire?

1-The Punic Wars  were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC.The first war started in 264BC and ended in 241BC.The second war happened from 218 to 201 BC. the most important event was Hannibal's crossing of the Alps(218 BC). the third war(149_146BC)was the last war.Rome defeated Carthage.leaders: 1-Hiero II of Syracuse2-Hannibal3-Scipio Aemilianus