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Rome sought commercial control of the Mediterranean which placed them in direct conflict with Carthage which had similar interests . This conflict of interests led to the Punic wars .
Rome's expansion into Italy played a crucial part. First she gained control of central Italy and the mountains in the south. She then gained the rest of the south, including Calabria, the toe of Italy which is just 2 miles from Sicily. At this point Sicily became of prime strategic importance. The first Punic war was a struggle over the control of Sicily. Although by winning this war Rome gained an important strategic territory at the crossroad between the eastern and western basins of the Mediterranean, and rich farmland, this is not exactly what they had in mind when they started the war. Their concern was that there was a possibility that the Carthaginians could expand from their ports in the western Sicily into eastern Sicily, right next door to Rome's territory. Commercial control of the Mediterranean was not an aim. Rome hardly had a navy to speak of, and the Carthaginians were one of the mighty naval forces of the Mediterranean. Issues about control of the western Mediterranean developed after the first war.
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What were the events of the punic war?
First Punic War - Rome defeated Carthage. Second Punic War - Rome defeated Carthage. Third Punic War - Rome defeated Carthage.
Who won the 3rd Punic War?
Rome won the third Punic War. Rome won all three of the punic wars!
Was The First Punic War a war between Rome and Greece?
The first Punic war, like all the Punic wars, were between Rome and Carthage.
Who was Hannibal and what was the mane of the war between his homeland and Rome?
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A fact on war in ancient Rome?
1st punic war 2nd punic war 3rd punic war emporor war
Who fought in the Punic War?
Rome and Carthage fought in the Punic Wars, but Rome won the war.
What was Rome's biggest war?
The punic war
What mountain did Hannibal cross to defeat the Romans in the second punic war?
Hannibal crossed the Alps to invade Italy in the second Punic war. Incidentally, Hannibal did not defeat Rome in that war-- Rome defeated him.Hannibal crossed the Alps to invade Italy in the second Punic war. Incidentally, Hannibal did not defeat Rome in that war-- Rome defeated him.Hannibal crossed the Alps to invade Italy in the second Punic war. Incidentally, Hannibal did not defeat Rome in that war-- Rome defeated him.Hannibal crossed the Alps to invade Italy in the second Punic war. Incidentally, Hannibal did not defeat Rome in that war-- Rome defeated him.Hannibal crossed the Alps to invade Italy in the second Punic war. Incidentally, Hannibal did not defeat Rome in that war-- Rome defeated him.Hannibal crossed the Alps to invade Italy in the second Punic war. Incidentally, Hannibal did not defeat Rome in that war-- Rome defeated him.Hannibal crossed the Alps to invade Italy in the second Punic war. Incidentally, Hannibal did not defeat Rome in that war-- Rome defeated him.Hannibal crossed the Alps to invade Italy in the second Punic war. Incidentally, Hannibal did not defeat Rome in that war-- Rome defeated him.Hannibal crossed the Alps to invade Italy in the second Punic war. Incidentally, Hannibal did not defeat Rome in that war-- Rome defeated him.
The capital of rome in 2nd punic war?
Rome.
What was the island Rome and Carthage were fighting on in the Punic War?
In the First Punic War it was Sicily.
Who are the winners from the Punic War?
Rome
Who won he punic war?
Rome.
