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Where is the island of silicy?
Sicily is located directly at the southern tip of Italy at the toe of the boot.
What island in the Mediterranean Sea did Rome gain from Carthage?
Corsica, Sardina, and silicy
What City in Silicy starts with an En?
Enna
Where is Mount Etna lacated at?
Silicy,Italy
Do silicy Italy have roads to there houses?
Yes. Sicily is well developed.
What war did Romans force the Carthaginians out of Silicy?
First Punic War.
What is Palermo?
Palermo is the capital of, and the largest city on, the island of Silicy, part of Italy. It is situated near the western end of the northern coast of the island which is, of course, situated in the Mediterranian Sea and is part of Europe. (It is also a neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in South America.)
Why did rome and Carthage care about Silicy?
The Carthaginians had four ports in western Sicily and the island had an important strategic position for their trading networks in the western basin of the Mediterranean. The Carthaginians responded to a request for help by mercenaries (the Mamertines) who had seized the city of Messana (Messina, in eastern Sicily, on the strait which separates it from the mainland) which had been attacked by Syracuse, the most powerful of the Greek city-states in the east and south of the island. The Romans intervened to help the Mamertines, who were unhappy because the Carthaginians had set up a garrison in Messana. It was said that they were worried that if the Carthaginians and Syracuse clashed, Carthage may gain control of eastern Sicily, next door the mainland, which was Roman territory. Sicily at that time was a very important island. It lies in a narrow strip of water between the eastern and the western basins of the Mediterranean and is very close to Tunisia (which is where Carthage was). Therefore, it is in a highly strategic position. At that time, this island was one of the major producers of grain in the Mediterranean.
