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After a long struggle between the Greeks and Carthaginians that inhabited Sicily, Carthaginian mercenaries attacked the city of Messana, which is right on the border between Sicily and Italy. Messana called to Romans for help and after long debate the Romans agreed to help even though it certainly meant war between them and the Carthaginians
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∙ 11y agoMercenaries called Mamertines took over the city of Massana on the straight, just two miles from the mainland, which was Roman territory. They clashed with and were defeated by Syracuse, the most powerful city in Sicily. They asked Rome and Carthage for help. The Carthaginians demanded Syracuse to cease hostilities and wanted to establish a garrison in Messana. The Mamertines at this point petitioned Rome for an alliance. In Rome there were security concerns about a Carthaginian garrison so close to her territories. There were also concerns that a with a Carthaginian expansion from her ports in western Sicily into the eastern Sicily, Carthage could conquer Syracuse and gain control over the whole of Sicily and threaten Roman interests in mainland southern Italy.
In Rome not everyone wanted war. There was a strong peace party. The senate was deadlocked. War was approved by the popular assembly. It is thought that mercantile interests which coveted the rich grain supplies of Sicily had more influence in the assembly than in the senate.
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∙ 11y agoRivalry - for supremacy in the Western Mediterranean.
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∙ 6y agoA contest for control of Sicily between Carthage and Rome.
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∙ 11y agoA dispute over Sicily.
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Was The First Punic War a war between Rome and Greece?
The first Punic war, like all the Punic wars, were between Rome and Carthage.
Who won the 3rd Punic War?
Rome won the third Punic War. Rome won all three of the punic wars!
Who were the Roman enemies in the Punic war?
The Romans battled the Carthoginians in the Punic Wars. There were three, all of which Rome won.
What did they do in the second Punic war than the first Punic war?
In the First Punic War, Rome defeated Carthage and gained Sicily. In the Second Punic War, Rome defeated Carthage comprehensively and imposed crippling financial penalties with limitations designed to remove its threat as a competitor. Carthage was resilient and paid the penalties, was attacked by Rome's allies, resisted and was destroyed in the Third Punic War.
Island fought over by rome and Carthage in the punic wars?
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.
What were the events of the punic war?
First Punic War - Rome defeated Carthage. Second Punic War - Rome defeated Carthage. Third Punic War - Rome defeated Carthage.
Was The First Punic War a war between Rome and Greece?
The first Punic war, like all the Punic wars, were between Rome and Carthage.
Who won the 3rd Punic War?
Rome won the third Punic War. Rome won all three of the punic wars!
What was the cause during the second punic war?
The underlying cause was that the First Punic War had not resolved the rivalry between Carthage and Rome in the Western Mediterranean. The ultimate cause was the Carthaginean invasion of Italy.
What was the island Rome and Carthage were fighting on in the Punic War?
In the First Punic War it was Sicily.
Who were the Roman enemies in the Punic war?
The Romans battled the Carthoginians in the Punic Wars. There were three, all of which Rome won.
Who won the First Punic War out of Carthage and Rome?
Rome, which also won the Second and Third Punic Wars.
Where was the punic war fought?
The first Punic War was fought between Carthage, and Rome, the second was fought in Rome, and the third was fought in Carthage.
What was the result of the first punic war?
Rome won
What did they do in the second Punic war than the first Punic war?
In the First Punic War, Rome defeated Carthage and gained Sicily. In the Second Punic War, Rome defeated Carthage comprehensively and imposed crippling financial penalties with limitations designed to remove its threat as a competitor. Carthage was resilient and paid the penalties, was attacked by Rome's allies, resisted and was destroyed in the Third Punic War.
What was the first cause of the Punic War of Rome?
Carthage's attack on Sargentum in Spain gave Rome the excuse to declare war on Carthage as a breach of the Ebro-line treaty.
Island fought over by rome and Carthage in the punic wars?
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.
