It gained domination of the Western Mediterranean and a foothold in the
eastern Mediterranean in Macedonia.
The punic wars
The city of Carthage .
Rome gained control of the Western Mediterranean.
Punic War
1. Romes desire for expansion 2. Sardinia, Corsica,scicily,spain, N.Africa,Malta.
It was a struggle for dominance of the Western Mediterranean between Rome and Carthage.
The Punic Wars.
Carthage
The primary outcome of Rome winning the Punic wars was mastery of the western Mediterranean and its lucrative trade. Secondary positive outcomes for Rome was the addition of territory-- Spain, Sicily, and southern Italy; they were also able to expand eastward as they entered into a war with Phillip of Macedonia.
The Punic Wars had no self or selves.
Rome won the Punic Wars.
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).