The Western Mediterranean.
Over control of the Western Mediterranean.
The Carthaginians were sea traders and had a fleet of warships to protect it. The Romans were extending their empire by land. The two were allies for a period - a convenient way of combining complimentary strengths.
They did not rebel against the Romans because they were not subject to the Romans, just rivals. They invaded Italy in 218 BCE.
It interupted their vision of controlling the Western Mediterranean themselves.
Yes, in three wars over 150 years. They lost all three.
Romans and Carthaginians.
Carthaginians and Romans
The Romans and the Carthaginians.
Everybody! :) They were at war with about all their neigbors all the time. They fought the German tribes, the British tribes, the French tribes, the Northern Greeks, Romanian and Hungarian sorts, the people of the Russian steppe, the Iranians, the Iraqis, the Turks... you get the idea. There were all sorts of barbaric tribes that Rome fought. They were less advanced technologically and, for the most part, easily beaten. Historically, the Romans had real trouble with the Huns, the Goths, the Carthaginians, and the Parthians. Everybody else was just a nuisance to be beaten to plant another Roman flag on the ground. I hope I helped.
Mediterranean Sea.
Over control of the Western Mediterranean.
First Punic War.
The Punic Wars.
Hannibal (representing the Carthaginians) and the Romans
For dominance of the Western Mediterranean.
The Carthaginians were sea traders and had a fleet of warships to protect it. The Romans were extending their empire by land. The two were allies for a period - a convenient way of combining complimentary strengths.
The Romans invaded and eventually annexed Macedonia and Greece to punish the king of Macedonia for aiding the Carthaginians in the war.The Romans invaded and eventually annexed Macedonia and Greece to punish the king of Macedonia for aiding the Carthaginians in the war.The Romans invaded and eventually annexed Macedonia and Greece to punish the king of Macedonia for aiding the Carthaginians in the war.The Romans invaded and eventually annexed Macedonia and Greece to punish the king of Macedonia for aiding the Carthaginians in the war.The Romans invaded and eventually annexed Macedonia and Greece to punish the king of Macedonia for aiding the Carthaginians in the war.The Romans invaded and eventually annexed Macedonia and Greece to punish the king of Macedonia for aiding the Carthaginians in the war.The Romans invaded and eventually annexed Macedonia and Greece to punish the king of Macedonia for aiding the Carthaginians in the war.The Romans invaded and eventually annexed Macedonia and Greece to punish the king of Macedonia for aiding the Carthaginians in the war.The Romans invaded and eventually annexed Macedonia and Greece to punish the king of Macedonia for aiding the Carthaginians in the war.