The Western Mediterranean.
Carthage - both Rome and Carthage sought commercial control over the Mediterranean .
They defeated the armies of Carthage in the Punic Wars.
Romans and Carthage
The Punic Wars, a series of three wars were fought between the Romans and Carthaginians.Carthage .CarthageCarthage.
The Punic wars were between the Romans and the Carthaginians who were decendant from the phoenicians. The Romans won and destroyed Carthage.
Upon the defeat of Carthage the Romans won complete control of the western Mediterranean Sea.
After the fall of Carthage, the Romans gained dominance over the Mediterranean. It was at this time that they could actually be called a super power.
The Romans , throughout the Punic Wars (264 to 146 BC) , fought against Carthage (Notably Hannibal.) for hegemony in the Mediterranean . The Romans persevered over their Carthaginians opponents and , at the end , razed the city of Carthage and it's citizens were sold into slavery .
rome defeated carthage in the punic wars
The first of the three Punic Wars fought by Rome and Carthage was over the control of Sicily.
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