The second of these wars featured defeat at the Battle of Cannae but victory at the Battle of Zama for Scipio Africanus against Hannibal, who had crossed the Alps on elephants.
Failure to pay up after the first of these conflicts led to the Mercenary War with Mathos, and one of these conflicts grew out of a disagreement between Hiero II and the Mamertines. One of these conflicts saw the death of Hasdrubal at the Battle of Metaurus and Fabius's use of delaying tactics, while the [*] third one of these conflicts was preceded by Cato the Elder repeating that the enemy must be destroyed. The second of these wars featured defeat at the Battle of Cannae but victory at the Battle of Zama for Scipio Africanus against Hannibal, who had crossed the Alps on elephants. For 10 points, name this series of wars in which Rome utterly obliterated Carthage.
Failure to pay up after the first of these conflicts led to the Mercenary War with Mathos, and one of these conflicts grew out of a disagreement between Hiero II and the Mamertines.
{Punic} Wars