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What led the Punic Wars?
it began when carthage sent its armies to sicily , an island in italy
Why do you think Carthage became Rome's rival?
Carthage and Rome became enemies when they fought over the control over Sicily in the First Punic war (264-241 BC). Carthage had territories in western Sicily. In eastern and southern Sicily there were Greek cities. The Greek city of Syracuse was the most powerful city in Sicily. The Romans sent troops to help the Mamertines, mercenaries who had seized the city of Messana (in the east, on the strait which separates Sicily form the mainland) had been attacked by Syracuse and asked Rome for help. The Romans besieged Syracuse and forced it to become a Roman ally. Worried about their position in Sicily, the Carthaginians mobilised for war.
How did the punic wars begin?
The wars began when Carthage sent its armies to Sicily, an island just southwest of Italy.
What happened in worldwide 2003?
Troops were sent to Iraq from America
Why are the U'S troops sent to Russia in 1981?
American troops were never sent to Russia. That would have been considered an invasion by Russia if that had happened.
What caused the conflicts between Rome and Carthage?
The Fist Punic War, the first war between Carthage and Rome. was a contest over the control of Sicily. Rome sent an army in eastern Sicily to help some mercenaries who had taken over the city of Messana, on the strait between Sicily and the mainland. She forced the city of Syracuse, the most powerful of the Greek city-states in the east and south of the island to become a Roman ally. Carthage was worried about the security of her ports in western Sicily and mobilised for war.The Second Punic War involved an invasion of Italy by Hannibal, who wanted revenge for the Romans seizing the islands of Sardinia and Corsica soon after the first war.The Third Punic War was fought because the Romans wanted to destroy Carthage to eliminate her as a threat to Rome.
Did Hannibal Barca have any siblings?
He had two brothers --Hasdrubal who commanded the Carthiginian armies in Spain while Hannibal was in the Roman mainland. Mago (the youngest of his siblings) accompanied Hannibal in the war in Rome but left him for Carthage after the battle of Cannae. He was to return with reinforcements from Carthage, but this never happened. Carthage instead sent reinforcements to Hasdrubal in Spain. Hannibal would never see his brothers alive again --Hasdrubal would lose Spain and dies attempting to join up with Hannibal. Mago dies of his wounds in Sicily when Hannibal is finally recalled to Carthage.
Why do you think historians say that rome and Carthage were destined to fight each other?
They probably mean that when the Romans gained control of central and southern Italy, Rome and Carthage were destined to clash over the control of next door Sicily. The Carthaginians, who had possessions in western Sicily, mobilised for war in against Rome when she intervened militarily to support some mercenaries who had seized the city of Messana, in north-eastern Sicily, on the straight which separates the island from the mainland. These mercenaries had been attacked by Syracuse, the most powerful of the Greek city-states in eastern and southern Sicily. The Romans defeated Syracuse and forced her to become a Roman ally. The Carthaginians were worried about the security of their possessions in the west in the face of this combined power. There had been a friendly relationship between Rome and Carthage which signed three trade treaties. This broke down during the war against Pyrrhus, a Greek King who tried to invade southern Italy by fighting against Rome and, when he failed, went to Sicily and fought against the Carthaginians. The two sides had signed a treaty in which they were meant to help each other against Pyrrhus. Initially Carthage's fleet patrolled the sea between Sicily and Rome to keep an eye on Pyrrhus' fleet, which never reached this sea. When Pyrrhus went to Sicily Rome did not give ant help. The Carthaginians, in their turn, where happy when Pyrrhus left Sicily, returned to the mainland and fought the Romans again. He lost and left Italy, saying "What a battlefield I am leaving for Carthage and Rome!" After this war Rome took over Apulia the heel of Italy, and Calabria the toe of the peninsula, just two miles from Sicily. Carthage and Rome were now the superpowers of the western Mediterranean.
What did Rome and Carthage fight about?
The Fist Punic War, the first war between Carthage and Rome. was a contest over the control of Sicily. Rome sent an army in eastern Sicily to help some mercenaries who had taken over the city of Messana, on the strait between Sicily and the mainland. She forced the city of Syracuse, the most powerful of the Greek city-states in the east and south of the island to become a Roman ally. Carthage was worried about the security of her ports in western Sicily and mobilised for war. The Second Punic War involved an invasion of Italy by Hannibal, who wanted revenge for the Romans seizing the islands of Sardinia and Corsica soon after the first war. The Third Punic War was fought because the Romans wanted to destroy Carthage to eliminate her as a threat to Rome.
What did Hannibal do when Romans sent an army to attack Carthage?
He returned from Italy to defend Carthage. He lost the battle of Zama there.
Why were American troops sent overseas?
Troops are deployed overseas for a number of reasons. Some troops are sent into combat zones to try and perserve peace. Some troops are sent to allied countries to help with aid. Troops are also sent overseas to help allied troops with missions.
Why was the the first Punic war was fought over the island of Sicily?
Sicily was very important to Carthage, but it was not very important to Rome before the First Punic War (see below). Rome sent an army to Sicily to help the Mametines, mercenaries who had seized the city of Messana (Messina) in eastern Sicily, on the strait, just two miles from the mainland. They also forced the Greek city of Syracuse, in eastern Sicily, which was the most powerful city in the island, to become a Roman ally. This alarmed Carthage, which mobilised for war against Rome. At this point the war developed into a fight over Sicily. This is how thing developed and was not the result of pre-war aims. The Romans probably did not realise that they were going to let themselves in for 23 years of war.Carthage had a large trading network around the western basin of the Mediterranean and also traded goods from this part of this sea to the eastern Mediterranean. Sicily was important to them because partly because of its strategic location. It lies between the western and eastern Mediterranean, which helps to control the routes between them. Tunisia, which is where Carthage was, also had a similar strategic position, but Sicily was further north and closer to Italy, southern France and the Balearic Islands. Carthage’s five ports in western Sicily (in eastern Sicily there were Greek city-states) also provided a link with Sardinia and Corsica, which belonged to Carthage. Moreover, Sicily had good agricultural land.The importance of Sicily for the Romans at the outset of the war is not clear. The reasons for sending an army to Sicily are not clear either. In retrospect the clarity of Rome's alarm about Carthage and her allies in Sicily were well founded. Rome had never ceased to be an aggressive power in Italy. The success of Carthage ws a threat to Rome. Rome ended that threat in the first Punic War which lay seed for the second one when Hannibal began his campaign against Rome from his strong hold in Spain. Rome controlled central and southern Italy, including Calabria, which is next door and only two miles from Sicily. However, she did not have trading networks around the western Mediterranean, hardly had a navy to speak of and did not look beyond Italy. Therefore, Sicily did not have a great strategic importance for them at that time. We are told that the senate was reluctant to get involved in Sicily. Many senators did not want to intervene to help the Mamertine mercenaries because they had seized the city of Messana unlawfully and mistreated its population. The debate in the senate reached impasse. The matter was then passed to the vote of the assembly of the soldiers, which could vote on war and peace. It voted for war. We are not told clearly why. It has been speculated that the soldiers were keen on war booty or that commercial interests influenced the vote as Sicily had rich agricultural land. When Rome won the war it benefited from the island strategic position and her agricultural riches. By then it also had a large navy and she started to look beyond Italy.
