The Romans and the Persians fought each other over territories in Syria and Iraq for centuries. In essence this was a power struggle between two strong empires. At times the Romans, whose empire included Syria and Osroene in northern Mesopotamia (Iraq), pushed into the rest of Mesopotamia (which belonged to the Persian Empire) and parts of Persia itself. At other times the Persians invaded Osroene and Syria. Some of the wars were also about Armenia, which was a client state of the Romans between the Roman and the Perian empires. The Persians tried to put their own puppet king in Armenia instead of a Roman one or to put a member of their royal family in charge.
because the eastern side of rome was really busy fighting persia it didn't help the western side as much
punic wars
The series of armed conflicts between Rome and Carthage were the three Punic Wars (264-240 BC, 219-201 BC and 149-146 BC).
A struggle for control of the Western Mediterranean between Rome and Carthage.
A struggle for domination of the Western Mediterranean.
Rome
Ancient Chinese traded with Rome, India, Persia, Egypt?
No, it's not. It's in the Middle East.
First Persia, then Macedonia, then Rome.
Persia and Rome frequently clashed due to territorial ambitions and control over trade routes, particularly in the regions of the Near East and the eastern Mediterranean. Both empires sought to expand their influence and secure valuable resources, leading to conflicts over borders and regional dominance. Additionally, ideological differences, including cultural and religious factors, fueled hostilities between the predominantly Zoroastrian Persian Empire and the Christian Roman Empire.
Rome won the Punic Wars.
They were known as the Punic Wars, a word derived from the Roman word for Carthage.