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Rome benefitted from her victory in the Third Punic War (149-146 BC) less than from her victories in the previous two Punic Wars. By then Rome had already taken over Carthage's overseas territories, her navy had achieved naval superiority in the western Mediterranean and she had broken Carthage's military power. In 146 BC Rome took over the remaining territories of Carthage, her home ones, Tunisia and western Libya. However, territorial gains were not main aim of Rome. What she wanted was the destruction of Carthage. Her major gain was that now Rome asserted herself as the dominant power in the whole of the Mediterranean. In the same year Rome also annexed mainland Greece.
Rome benefitted more from her victories in the First and Second Punic Wars (364-241 BC and 218-201 BC) which were the events through which she became the dominant power in the Mediterranean. In the first war, Rome forced Syracuse, the most powerful of the Greek city-states in eastern and southern Sicily, to become a Roman ally and took over Carthage's ports in western Sicily. Soon afterwards she seized Sardinia and Corsica, which were Carthaginian possessions. These three islands were crucial for the control of the sea routes of the western Mediterranean. During this war Rome also built a fleet which in the course of the second war proved to be the dominant fleet in the western basin of the Mediterranean. In the Second Punic War Rome took over the Carthaginian territories in southern Spain, gaining complete control of the western Mediterranean and depriving Carthage of her main source of wealth, the silver mines of Spain. She also made an alliance with Carthage's Numidian neighbours in Algeria, who defected to Rome. With the peace treaty Rome demilitarised Carthage, reduced her navy to ten ships and imposed a fifty-year war indemnity.
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Romans destroyed Carthage in?
146 BCE.
How many times did the Romans go to war with Carthage?
Three.
The ancient city of Carthage was located on what continent?
Carthage was located on the Gulf of Tunis, Tunisia, Africa. It was destroyed by the Romans but the ruins are still there.
How did the Romans make sure that nobody lived in Carthage?
The Romans completely destroyed Carthage, leaving not one stone standing atop another, sold the populace into slavery. They spread salt symbolically on a field to emphasis that Carthage could not rise again.
What was a disadvantage for the conquered city of Carthage?
The Romans destroyed it and sold its people into slavery.
When the Romans defeated the city Carthage they destroyed the city and then spread wat on the ground to keep the city from being rebuilt?
That is a fairy story - where would you find all that salt? They symbolically put salt in a plough furrow, and after selling the people into slavery, resettled their retired military veterans there.
Where did Romans gain control of after defeating Carthage?
The Western Mediterranean.
How did Rome defeat Carthage in the punic wars?
By defeating the Carthaginian army in front of Carthage and forcing its surrender.
What year did they destroy Carthage?
The Romans destroyed Carthage in 146 BC.
When did the Roman Empire first encounter the Macedonians?
During the Second Punic War, Macedonia took advantage of Rome's preoccupation with Carthage and moved into Dalmatia and Epirus. After defeating Carthage, the Romans turned east and evened the score, eventually taking over Macedonia.
Did rome defeat Carthage in the second punic war?
By defeating the Carthaginian army in front of Carthage and forcing its surrender.
How did Rome defeat Carthage in the Second Punic War?
By defeating the Carthaginian army in front of Carthage and forcing its surrender.
Who did the Romans defeat in the punic war?
The Romans persevered over Carthage .
Who was involved in the second war?
Romans and Carthage
When was Carthage destroyed by the Romans?
149-146BC
Romans destroyed Carthage in?
146 BCE.
What did the Romans gain from the Carthage wars?
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.
