Lets start at the beginning. 900ish B.C.: The Estrican War; Rome fought for its independence frome the Estucan kings. 600-300 B.C: Roman/Greek wars: Rome expelled Greecians from Italy and took the island of Sicily. 300-170 BC: The Punic Wars: Rome fought against the Carthegians. Rome won these wars. 300 B.c.- 400 A.D.: Rome fought in many small wars of conquest. 400-450: Rome fought the Barbarians and lost. 1000-1300: Rome fought in the Crusades as part of the Vatican Army. 1300-1912: Rome was involved in an unknown amount of wars. 1912- 1916: World War I: (I think Rome fought for the Nazi's I can't remember.) 1939- 1945: World War II: Rome fought for the Nazi's but once the allies occuppyied it Rome fought for the allies. 1945- 2008: None
3 the 3 punic wars
The wars that established ancient Rome as the major power in the western Mediterranean were the three Punic wars fought against Carthage.
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Rome gained control of the Western Mediterranean.
Rome dominated the Western Mediterranean.
The three wars between Rome and Carthage were called the Punic wars.The three wars between Rome and Carthage were called the Punic wars.The three wars between Rome and Carthage were called the Punic wars.The three wars between Rome and Carthage were called the Punic wars.The three wars between Rome and Carthage were called the Punic wars.The three wars between Rome and Carthage were called the Punic wars.The three wars between Rome and Carthage were called the Punic wars.The three wars between Rome and Carthage were called the Punic wars.The three wars between Rome and Carthage were called the Punic wars.
The wars between Rome and Carthage were called the Punic Wars.
The Punic Wars were between Rome and Carthage.
the Punic wars.(Rome vs Carthage)
Rome and Carthage had three major wars the Romans called the Punic Wars. The 1st Punic War 264 - 241 BC BCE won by Rome. The 2nd Punic War 218 -202 BC BCE won by Rome The 3rd Punic War 149 - 146 BC BCE won by Rome. The result of the last war was the total destruction of Carthage.
the Romans fought a lot of people. Carthage (modern day Tunisia) was a major enemy of Rome, also the Greek city states and the different tribes to the north of Rome (the Gaul's, Germans, Saxons etc.) were worthy enemy's to Rome.
Rome wanted to keep carthage from completely taking over sicily