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Carthage did not dominate the Mediterranean. Her trading network was in the western basin of this sea. Trade in the eastern Mediterranean was dominated by the Greeks and her Phoenician cousins. In the western Mediterranean Carthage's hegemony was in the southern part: the North African coast from northern Morocco to western Libya (Tripolitania), southern Spain, Ibiza, Western Sicily and Sardinia. Trade in the northern part (the coast of France and Spain's eastern coast) was controlled by Greek cities headed by Massalia (Marseille). Trade in Eastern Sicily and southern Italy was controlled by the Greek cities there, especially Syracuse, the most powerful city in Sicily (eastern and southern Sicily were Greek). Trade on the coast of central Italy was shared between the Etruscans, the Greeks and Carthage.
Carthage may have dominated the western Mediterranean in the early days, but there is very little historical record for this period. The expansion of the Greeks into the western Mediterranean led to the situation described above. Carthage developed as a military power from about 550 BC. She fought a war against Massalia in the 530s BC and three Sicilian Wars against the Greeks in Sicily (480 BC, 410-340 BC, and 315-307 BC) but more of these changed the described balance. A combined Carthaginian and Etruscan fleet (the Etruscans became allies at this time) defeated a Greek fleet off the coast of Corsica sometime between 540 and 535 BC. The allies agreed that Corsica was to become Etruscan and Sardinia Carthaginian. This was the only significant gain Carthage made. She lost Sardinia, Corsica (she had gained this island with the decline of the Etruscans) and her possessions in western Sicily at the end of the Frist Punic War (241 BC). She lost her possessions in southern Spain and her allies in Algeria at the end of the Second Punic War (202 BC). She was destroyed in the Third Punic War.
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What two countries was Carthage always at war with?
Rome and CarthageRome and Carthage
Who won the Punic War between the Rome and Carthage?
Rome.
How long did the war between Rome and Carthage last?
Sparta was a city-state in Greece. It had nothing to do with Rome in Italy and Carthage in Tunisia.
What was the series of wars between Carthage and Rome called?
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.
What were the causes and outcomes (results) of the First Punic War and of the Second Punic War?
The First Punic War arose from Rome's ambition to expand beyond the Italian peninsula into Sicily, where Carthage was trying to impose control. The two had been allies until this confrontation. Rome won the war and imposed heavy financial penalties on Carthage, and gained control of The Second Punic War arose from Carthages move to contol more territory in Spain, which clashed with Rome's attempts to expand its influence there. Carthage invaded Italy and put Rome on the defensive. It was eventually ended by Rome invading North Africa and captured Carthage. It imposed a heavy 50-year annual financial penalty designed to paralyse the city-state. However a resilient Carthage paid it off after 10 years, and so Rome looked to a permanent termination of Carthage's challenge, resulting in the Third Punic War and Carthage's elimination.
What year did Carthage and Rome go to war?
264 BCE.
In which war did the city of Carthage join the Rome sea empire?
When Carthage and Rome were allies, Carthage was a sea power, Rome a land power. Rome had to organise a fleet when war broke out with Carthage.
What were the events of the punic war?
First Punic War - Rome defeated Carthage. Second Punic War - Rome defeated Carthage. Third Punic War - Rome defeated Carthage.
Why did Rome go to war with Carthage?
They competed for dominance of the Western Mediterranean.
Who were the Roman enemies in the Punic war?
The Romans battled the Carthoginians in the Punic Wars. There were three, all of which Rome won.
Who was Hannibal and what was the mane of the war between his homeland and Rome?
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Whose fault was it - Rome or Carthage that the first Punic war broke out?
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?
Who fought in the Punic War?
Rome and Carthage fought in the Punic Wars, but Rome won the war.
Who won in the final war of Carthage and rome?
Rome.
Why was Carthage invaded?
It was at war with Rome.
What two countries was Carthage always at war with?
Rome and CarthageRome and Carthage
Who was better Rome or Carthage in the Second Punic War?
Rome defeated Carthage and imposed a crippling indemnity on it.
