It became the undisputed power in the Western Mediterranean, and in the aftermath of the Second Punic War, decided to punish Macedonia for supporting Carthage.
This led Rome into intervening in the eastern Mediterranean, progressively subjecting the Hellenistic kingdoms and extending its empire right around the Mediterranean Sea.
The Carthaginians were of Phoenician origin. The Latins called Phoenician the equivalent of Punic, and they wrote the history.
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Successful Rome dominated the Western Mediterranean.
Rome was fighting Carthage.
The Punic Wars.
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The Punic Wars had no self or selves.
Rome won the Punic Wars.
Its success gave Rome control of the Western Mediterranean.
We call them today: First Punic War 264-241 BCE Second Punic War 218-201 BCE Third Punic War 149-146 BCE Punic comes from the Latin word Poenicus, which was their rendition of Phoenician. Carthage was originally a Phoenician colony (from the city of Tyre).
what were the causes and results of the punic wars?