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What was Sagunto's importance in the Punic Wars?

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Saguntum was an ally of Rome when it was besieged and captured (219-218 BC) by the Carthaginians under Hannibal. This led to the Second Punic War (see Punic Wars ). Saguntum was conquered by the Romans (214 BC) and made a municipium.

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