Western Mediterranean littoral either directly or through allied or client states.
After wining the Punic Wars, Rome gained control of the western Mediterranean Sea.
Rome and Carthage fought in the Punic Wars, but Rome won the war.
rome defeated carthage in the punic wars
Sicily, then Sardinia and Corsica.
Rome gained control of the Western Mediterranean.
The Punic Wars were three wars between the armies of Carthage and Rome. They fought for the control of the Mediterranean, and Rome's victory was the start of their domination of Europe.
Rome achieved full control of the Western Mediterranean Sea and the surrounding territory - most notably Spain and the western half of North Africa.
The gained control of Sicily.
First Punic War: Carthage was pushing its control in Sicily and ran up against some rebellious mercenary soldiers. Rome chose to support them as a means of having an excuse to move into Sicily to expand its territory beyond Italy. Second Punic War: Carthage attacked Sargentum in Spain, in breach of the Ebro River line agreed with Rome as dividing their areas of interest in Spain.
rome fought charthage for sicaly during the 1st punic war
Rivalry for control of the Western Mediterranean.
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.