Its success gave it control of the Western Mediterranean, and the basis to further expand its empire in the east and north.
The punic wars
The city of Carthage .
The Carthaginians were of Phoenician origin. The Latins called Phoenician the equivalent of Punic, and they wrote the history.
Rome's victories over Carthage in the Punic Wars positioned it as the greatest power in the western Mediterranean and helped launch wars of expansion across the entire Mediterranean region.
1. Romes desire for expansion 2. Sardinia, Corsica,scicily,spain, N.Africa,Malta.
Rome was fighting Carthage.
The Punic Wars.
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Carthage
Rome won the Punic Wars.
The Punic Wars had no self or selves.
We call them today: First Punic War 264-241 BCE Second Punic War 218-201 BCE Third Punic War 149-146 BCE Punic comes from the Latin word Poenicus, which was their rendition of Phoenician. Carthage was originally a Phoenician colony (from the city of Tyre).