The home-bound Punic army carried the plague back to Carthage.
According to the modern historians, the numbers are clearly inflated; the Punic army may not have been significantly larger than that of the Greek coalition.
By late afternoon the Punic army was approaching the Gap.
The Punic army could not offer assistance as they were busy fending off attacking Greek soldiers.
This city would serve as the supply base for the Punic army during the campaign.
Now the Punic army was arriving in force!
The main Punic army started to cross the 1000 yard wide river.
The Punic army had lost 75% of its starting strength during the journey to Italy.
The Punic army fled the field leaving almost 6,000 dead behind.
This positioned the Greeks favorable against the Punic army, with the initiative firmly in their hands.