 Complete the following phrase:  The Second Punic War began in 218BCE and witnessed Hannibals crossing of the Alps and invasion of mainland Italy. This expedition enjoyed considerable early success, but after 14 years the survivors withdrew. There was also extensive fighting in Iberia modern Spain and Portugal; on Sicily; on Sardinia; and in North Africa. The successful Roman invasion of the Carthaginian homeland in Africa in 204BCE led to Hannibals recall. He was defeated in the 