Question

What event caused Rome to declare war against Carthage, thus beginning the Second Punic War?

Answer 1

Answer:

Second Punic War was ignited by the dispute over the hegemony of Saguntum, a Hellenized Iberian coastal city with diplomatic contacts with Rome. After great tension within the city government, culminating in the assassination of the supporters of Carthage, Hannibal laid siege to the city of Saguntum in 219 BC.