Their dispute came in confrontation in Sicily.
Rome and Carthage had been allies until Rome decided to go beyond Italy into Sicily where Carthage was trying to establish its control. Expansionism by both Rome and Carthage clashed - how to pick a single perpetrator?
Carthage - both Rome and Carthage sought commercial control over the Mediterranean .
The two were commercial rivals inasmuch as the two both sought hegemony throughout the Mediterranean region .
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.
The Punic Wars were between Rome and Carthage, both republics with no kings.
The only thing Carthage and Rome had in common was that they were both republics.
Rome and Carthage were both trying to spread their influence in Sicily.
Both spread around the Mediterranean Sea - Carthage as a trading zone, Rome as a governing empire.
Both were cities.
Rome and Carthage had been allies until Rome decided to go beyond Italy into Sicily where Carthage was trying to establish its control. Expansionism by both Rome and Carthage clashed - how to pick a single perpetrator?
Both Rome and Carthage were geographically located in the Mediterranean and competed for commercial interests throughout the area with Carthage ultimately losing the struggle to Rome .
Carthage - both Rome and Carthage sought commercial control over the Mediterranean .
Both Rome and Carthage wanted the control of the Mediterranean trade routs and the resources of the countries rimming the Mediterranean.Both Rome and Carthage wanted the control of the Mediterranean trade routs and the resources of the countries rimming the Mediterranean.Both Rome and Carthage wanted the control of the Mediterranean trade routs and the resources of the countries rimming the Mediterranean.Both Rome and Carthage wanted the control of the Mediterranean trade routs and the resources of the countries rimming the Mediterranean.Both Rome and Carthage wanted the control of the Mediterranean trade routs and the resources of the countries rimming the Mediterranean.Both Rome and Carthage wanted the control of the Mediterranean trade routs and the resources of the countries rimming the Mediterranean.Both Rome and Carthage wanted the control of the Mediterranean trade routs and the resources of the countries rimming the Mediterranean.Both Rome and Carthage wanted the control of the Mediterranean trade routs and the resources of the countries rimming the Mediterranean.Both Rome and Carthage wanted the control of the Mediterranean trade routs and the resources of the countries rimming the Mediterranean.
Both Rome and Carthage adopted aggressive stances.
Rome destroyed both Carthage and Corinth in 146BC and became the political and military force in the Mediterranean.
Both Carthage and Rome fought over Sicily but the two rivals sought hegemony throughout the western Mediterranean for commercial interests .
Both Rome and Carthage adopted aggressive stances.