From Wiki: "As Rome grew from a small city-state in central Italy into a regional power, the Carthaginians took a pragmatic approach, encouraging trade and signing a series of treaties that set out their separate zones of influence, first in 509 BCE, then in 348 and again in 278."

Seeing those dates made me realize the convenience we enjoy in modern times. Can you imagine what we went through so long ago?

We said, Oh, it must have been Year 15- that is when the young king took the throne.

Or possibly it was just Year 3- that was when little Bobby was born.

Or Year 43- that is when the little wife and I were married.

Yikes!