Scipio 's foothold in Africa was all but assured , and with the Carthaginian general Hannibal soon returning Arriving from Italy , the Battle Hostile_encounter of Zama would soon follow .

The Siege of Akragas took place Process_start in 406 BC in Sicily ; the Carthaginian enterprise ultimately lasted a total of eight months .

The Carthaginian army under Hannibal Mago besieged Besieging the Dorian Greek city of Akragas in retaliation Revenge for the Greek raids on Punic colonies in Sicily .

The city managed Control to repel Carthaginian attacks Attack until a relief army from Syracuse defeated Conquering part of the besieging Carthaginian army and lifted Body_movement the siege of the city .

The city managed Control to repel Carthaginian attacks Attack until a relief army from Syracuse defeated Conquering part of the besieging Carthaginian army and lifted Body_movement the siege of the city .

During the siege , Hannibal and a large number of Carthaginian soldiers perished Death from the plague , and the survivors were in dire straits after the Greeks managed Control to cut their supply lines .

The Carthaginians , now led by Himilco , a Magonid kinsman of Hannibal , managed to capture a Greek supply convoy of ships using the Carthaginian fleet , which forced the Greeks to face the threat of starvation in turn .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Sulci was a naval battle Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter in 258 BC between the Roman and Carthaginian navies on the coast near the town of Sulci , Sardinia .

The Carthaginian fleet was largely sunk , and the rest of the ships were abandoned GiveUp on land .

The Carthaginian commander Hannibal Gisco was crucified or stoned Bodily_harm to death Death by his mutinying army .