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What was the first empire in the roman empire?
Uh, do you mean the first province of the Roman empire? If you do, it was Sicily, which the Romans annexed in 241 BC.Uh, do you mean the first province of the Roman empire? If you do, it was Sicily, which the Romans annexed in 241 BC.Uh, do you mean the first province of the Roman empire? If you do, it was Sicily, which the Romans annexed in 241 BC.Uh, do you mean the first province of the Roman empire? If you do, it was Sicily, which the Romans annexed in 241 BC.Uh, do you mean the first province of the Roman empire? If you do, it was Sicily, which the Romans annexed in 241 BC.Uh, do you mean the first province of the Roman empire? If you do, it was Sicily, which the Romans annexed in 241 BC.Uh, do you mean the first province of the Roman empire? If you do, it was Sicily, which the Romans annexed in 241 BC.Uh, do you mean the first province of the Roman empire? If you do, it was Sicily, which the Romans annexed in 241 BC.Uh, do you mean the first province of the Roman empire? If you do, it was Sicily, which the Romans annexed in 241 BC.
How did the Romans obtain their food?
The Romans obtained their food by either growing it or by importing it. Egypt and Sicily were two of the main sources for Roman food.The Romans obtained their food by either growing it or by importing it. Egypt and Sicily were two of the main sources for Roman food.The Romans obtained their food by either growing it or by importing it. Egypt and Sicily were two of the main sources for Roman food.The Romans obtained their food by either growing it or by importing it. Egypt and Sicily were two of the main sources for Roman food.The Romans obtained their food by either growing it or by importing it. Egypt and Sicily were two of the main sources for Roman food.The Romans obtained their food by either growing it or by importing it. Egypt and Sicily were two of the main sources for Roman food.The Romans obtained their food by either growing it or by importing it. Egypt and Sicily were two of the main sources for Roman food.The Romans obtained their food by either growing it or by importing it. Egypt and Sicily were two of the main sources for Roman food.The Romans obtained their food by either growing it or by importing it. Egypt and Sicily were two of the main sources for Roman food.
Which two Mediterranean islands provided grain for the Romans?
Sicily and sardinia
Where did the Romans and the Carthaginians fight in the first punic war?
Mainly Sicily and at sea.
What resulted after the defeat of the Roman army at Adrianople in 378 AD?
the Romans atacked the city of Sicily
Why did Archimedes build the death ray?
He build it to protect the city of Syracuse Sicily Greece from the romans
What island did rome and Carthage fight over?
The first of the three Punic Wars fought by Rome and Carthage was over the control of Sicily.
Wheree was Carthage located and why did it compete with rome?
Carthage was modern day Tunisia and it competed with Rome because Rome invaded Sicily and there was a treaty between the Romans and Carthaginians to not attack the Greek colonies on Sicily.
Why do you think Carthage became Rome's rival?
Carthage and Rome became enemies when they fought over the control over Sicily in the First Punic war (264-241 BC). Carthage had territories in western Sicily. In eastern and southern Sicily there were Greek cities. The Greek city of Syracuse was the most powerful city in Sicily. The Romans sent troops to help the Mamertines, mercenaries who had seized the city of Messana (in the east, on the strait which separates Sicily form the mainland) had been attacked by Syracuse and asked Rome for help. The Romans besieged Syracuse and forced it to become a Roman ally. Worried about their position in Sicily, the Carthaginians mobilised for war.
Who created the Ballista?
Greeks during the Hellenistic period (Alexander the Great's time). Archimedes of Sicily used them when defending his city from Romans and the Romans were the chief users of it during the republic and Imperial eras (the Romans gave it the ballista name).
By 264 BC what seven territories did Carthage acquire?
Parts of Tunisia and western North Africa, Spain, Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia, Balearic Islands.
The immediate cause of the First Punic War was?
Some pirates on the island of Sicily asked for Rome to help them, while others asked Carthage to help fight.
