Rome became dominant in the Western Meditterranean, and became entangled in the Eastern Mediterranean.
The Roman defeat of Carthage assured Roman hegemony throughout the western Mediterranean .
The defeat of Carthage resulted in Roman hegemony in the western Mediterranean .
It gave him the opportunity to intervene on the side of Carthage and seize territory in the Adriatic while Rome was tied up in the west. Of course this gave the Romans the excuse to attack and loot Macedonia after it had defeated Carthage.
The Roman name for Carthage was "Carthago." Located in present-day Tunisia, Carthage was a major rival of Rome, particularly during the Punic Wars. Following its defeat in the Third Punic War, Rome destroyed Carthage in 146 BC but later rebuilt it, making it an important city in the Roman Empire.
It's defeat of rival Carthage for control of Western Europe.
The rapid expansion of their navy to 100 warships.
There was no Roman emperor during the war with Carthage. At that time the Roman government was the republic.There was no Roman emperor during the war with Carthage. At that time the Roman government was the republic.There was no Roman emperor during the war with Carthage. At that time the Roman government was the republic.There was no Roman emperor during the war with Carthage. At that time the Roman government was the republic.There was no Roman emperor during the war with Carthage. At that time the Roman government was the republic.There was no Roman emperor during the war with Carthage. At that time the Roman government was the republic.There was no Roman emperor during the war with Carthage. At that time the Roman government was the republic.There was no Roman emperor during the war with Carthage. At that time the Roman government was the republic.There was no Roman emperor during the war with Carthage. At that time the Roman government was the republic.
In 149BC the Romans declared war on Carthage but the army was overall inefficient and unsuccessful in 147BC when Scipio Aemilianus is illegally elected consul. He whips the Roman army into shape and leads them to defeat Carthage in 146BC. Carthage was then destroyed.
Carthage was important to Roman history because the successful wars against Carthage made Rome a superpower.
Carthage was decisively defeated by Rome in the Third Punic War .
The term was Client King - he accepted Rome's hegemony, and paid tribute to Rome. He was initially an ally of Carthage, and fought with them in Spain and Africa, but became disillusioned and switched to the Roman side, his cavalry being decisive in Scipio's defeat of Hannibal at Zama, which ended the Second Punic War. After that he became king of Numidia and, as a Roman ally, was used clandestinely by Rome (which had a peace treaty with Carthage) to provoke and harrass Carthage. Eventually the Carthaginians responded in force to defend themselves, and this gave Rome the excuse, that Carthage was attacking a Roman ally, to open the Third Punic War and destroy Carthage utterly.
By defeating the Carthaginian army in front of Carthage and forcing its surrender.