You need to be more specific. Rome fought at least hundreds of wars in her 1,200 years of history.
They were not civil wars - they were wars between rivals for control of the Western Mediterranean, which Rome won and moved on into the Eastern Mediterranean.
Rome defeated Carthage.
Series of Civil Wars
Rome dominated the Western Mediterranean.
You have to be more specific. Ancient Rome was loaded with civil wars. Which civil war do you mean?
Following its victories in the Punic wars, Rome launched a series of wars. Rome's role in Mediterranean trade expanded significantly as a result of those military campaigns.
Following its victories in the Punic wars, Rome launched a series of wars. Rome's role in Mediterranean trade expanded significantly as a result of those military campaigns.
The three wars between Rome and Carthage were all won by Rome. Both city-states paid a heavy cost in lives in fighting each other in what are called the Punic Wars. The result of the wars was a reduction and finally the total destruction of Carthage. Rome on the other hand began its empire as a result of placing important lands in the Mediterranean Sea under their control.
Rome gained control of the western Mediterranean.
As a result of the Punic wars Rome became the foremost power in the western Mediterranean controlling both land and sea routes. This time period could be considered the beginning of the empire.
They were a series of three wars between Rome and Carthage for control of the Western Mediterranean. Rome won all three, and after the third, effected a 'final solution' Hitler-style, by selling the Carthaginians into slavery.
It became dominant i the Western Mediterranean and then expanded its influence in the East.