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The Ebro Treaty was a treaty
Treaty

A Treaty is an agreement under international law entered into by actors in international law, namely states and international organizations. A Treaty may also be known as: agreement, protocol, covenant, convention, exchange of letters, etc....
 signed in 226 BC by Hasdrubal the Fair
Hasdrubal the Fair

Hasdrubal the Fair was a Carthage military leader. He was the brother-in-law of Hannibal and son-in-law of Hamilcar Barca, who followed the latter in his campaign against the governing aristocracy at Carthage at the close of the First Punic War, and in his subsequent career of conquest in Hispania....
 of Carthage
Carthage

Carthage refers both to an ancient city in present-day Tunisia, and a modern-day suburb of Tunis. The civilization that developed within the city's sphere of influence is referred to as Punic or Carthaginian....
 and the Roman Republic
Roman Republic

The Roman Republic was the phase of the Ancient Rome characterized by a republican form of government; a period which began with the overthrow of the Roman Roman Kingdom, c....
, which fixed the river Ebro
Ebro

The Ebro is Spain's most voluminous river. Its source is in Fontibre . It flows through cities such as Miranda de Ebro, Logro?o, Zaragoza, Flix, Tortosa, and Amposta before discharging in a river delta on the Mediterranean Sea in the province of Tarragona ....
 in Iberia
Iberian Peninsula

The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe and includes modern-day Spain, Portugal, Andorra and Gibraltar and a very small area of France....
 as the boundary between the two powers. Under the terms of the treaty, Carthage would not expand north of the Ebro, as long as Rome likewise did not expand to the south of the river.






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The Ebro Treaty was a treaty
Treaty

A Treaty is an agreement under international law entered into by actors in international law, namely states and international organizations. A Treaty may also be known as: agreement, protocol, covenant, convention, exchange of letters, etc....
 signed in 226 BC by Hasdrubal the Fair
Hasdrubal the Fair

Hasdrubal the Fair was a Carthage military leader. He was the brother-in-law of Hannibal and son-in-law of Hamilcar Barca, who followed the latter in his campaign against the governing aristocracy at Carthage at the close of the First Punic War, and in his subsequent career of conquest in Hispania....
 of Carthage
Carthage

Carthage refers both to an ancient city in present-day Tunisia, and a modern-day suburb of Tunis. The civilization that developed within the city's sphere of influence is referred to as Punic or Carthaginian....
 and the Roman Republic
Roman Republic

The Roman Republic was the phase of the Ancient Rome characterized by a republican form of government; a period which began with the overthrow of the Roman Roman Kingdom, c....
, which fixed the river Ebro
Ebro

The Ebro is Spain's most voluminous river. Its source is in Fontibre . It flows through cities such as Miranda de Ebro, Logro?o, Zaragoza, Flix, Tortosa, and Amposta before discharging in a river delta on the Mediterranean Sea in the province of Tarragona ....
 in Iberia
Iberian Peninsula

The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe and includes modern-day Spain, Portugal, Andorra and Gibraltar and a very small area of France....
 as the boundary between the two powers. Under the terms of the treaty, Carthage would not expand north of the Ebro, as long as Rome likewise did not expand to the south of the river. In 219 BC, Rome
Roman Republic

The Roman Republic was the phase of the Ancient Rome characterized by a republican form of government; a period which began with the overthrow of the Roman Roman Kingdom, c....
, fearing the growing strength of Hannibal
Hannibal Barca

Hannibal, son of Hamilcar Barca, commonly known as Hannibal Hannibal's date of death is most commonly given as 183 BC, but there is a possibility it could have taken place in 182 BC. was a Carthage military commander and tactician who is popularly credited as one of the most talented commanders in history....
 in Iberia, made an alliance with the city of Saguntum which lay a considerable distance south of the Ebro and claimed the city as its protectorate. Hannibal perceived this as a breach of the treaty and so laid siege to the city, which fell after eight months. Rome reacted to this apparent violation of the treaty and demanded justice from Carthage. The result was a declaration of war by Carthage on Rome. This became known as the Second Punic War
Second Punic War

The Second Punic War lasted from 218 BC to 201 BC and involved combatants in the western and eastern Mediterranean. It was the second of three major wars between Carthage and the Roman Republic....
, which lasted from 218
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 to 202 BC.

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  • List of treaties
    List of treaties

    This list of treaties contains historic agreements, pacts, peaces, and major contracts between states, armies, governments, and tribal groups....