The Punic Wars, a series of far-ranging and fierce hostilities between Rome and Carthage in ancient times, initially began in a dispute centered on the island of Sicily. Local powers on that island, fighting each other, reached out for help from larger powers to their north and south. Those powers, Rome and Carthage, soon came to blows with each other on both land and sea in what has come to be known as the First Punic War.
Sicily.
There were three wars. The first began as a dispute over Sicily between Carthage and Rome.
it began when carthage sent its armies to sicily , an island in italy
The wars began when Carthage sent its armies to Sicily, an island just southwest of Italy.
In 264 BCE.
No island was found by Carthage and Rome. The first Punic War, the first of the tree wars fought between Rome and Carthage, was over the control of Sicily.
There were three Punic wars. They were between Rome and Carthage. Both city-states were striving for dominance in the Mediterranean. Rome won all three wars and began her empire.
The Punic Wars.
Rome won the Punic Wars.
The Punic Wars had no self or selves.
Carthage
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).