But that's why it's called Punic. But the Romans eventually win the multiple rounds of Punic Wars, take over their territory, and eventually destroy Carthage. Carthage is destroyed in 146 BCE. And we'll talk about that in more detail. Now, as we go into the first century BCE, this is when Rome goes from being a republic to an empire. And it happens when the general, Julius Caesar, he's able to conquer Gaul for the Roman Republic. So Gaul is modern day France and some other surrounding regions.