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What did Rome gain when it won the Punic Wars?
Upon the defeat of Carthage the Romans won complete control of the western Mediterranean Sea.
What did the Romans gain from the Carthage wars?
After the fall of Carthage, the Romans gained dominance over the Mediterranean. It was at this time that they could actually be called a super power.
What did Rome gain in the second punic war?
Control over the navy of Carthage, and control the trade of carthage. And Carthage lost lots of money to Rome.
Why did the Romans want to extend their lands west of Carthage?
Carthage contested with Rome for control of the Western Mediterranean, and with the Carthaginians sold into slavery at the end of the Third Punic War, it had no real opposition. And as Macedonia had supported Carthage in the Second Punic War, Rome had a good excuse to enter into the Eastern Mediterranean to punish it.
Who did Rome defeat in the Punic Wars and what lands did they gain?
rome defeated carthage in the punic wars
What happend as a result o the wars with Carthage?
Rome eliminated its rival for control of the Western Mediterranean, and moved on to gain control of the Eastern Mediterranean.
What enabled England to gain control of the North Atlantic sea-lanes?
by defeating the spanish armada
How did Rome defeat Carthage to become the ruler of the Mediterranean region?
By defeating Carthage, Rome gained control over the western basin of the Mediterranean. She did not gain control over the eastern Mediterranean.In the First Punic War (264-241 BC) Rome defeated Carthage in Sicily and gained control over Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia.In the Second Punic War (218-201 BC) Rome repelled an invasion of Italy by Hannibal, a Carthaginian general, and defeated the Carthaginians in southern Spain and took over their possessions there. Carthage was left with only her homeland territory (Tunisia and western Libya).Rome fought the Third Punic War (149-146 BC) because she wanted to destroy Carthage, which she did.Through three wars.
What history does Rome has?
The First Punic War was fought against the people of Carthage. This war was fought from 264-241 BC. The Punic War was fought in order for whichever army one would gain control of Sicily. In order to get to Sicily to fight the Carthaginians, the Romans had to cross the straites of Messina on two legions he First Punic War was fought against people of Carthage. This war was fought from 264-241 BC. The Punic War was fought in order for whichever army one would gain control of Sicily. In order to get to Sicily to fight the Carthaginians, the Romans had to cross the straites of Messina on two legions.
Why did Romans fight the Punic Wars what did they gain?
Control of the Western Mediterranean; control of the Western Mediterranean.
What did Rome and Carthage fight about?
The Fist Punic War, the first war between Carthage and Rome. was a contest over the control of Sicily. Rome sent an army in eastern Sicily to help some mercenaries who had taken over the city of Messana, on the strait between Sicily and the mainland. She forced the city of Syracuse, the most powerful of the Greek city-states in the east and south of the island to become a Roman ally. Carthage was worried about the security of her ports in western Sicily and mobilised for war. The Second Punic War involved an invasion of Italy by Hannibal, who wanted revenge for the Romans seizing the islands of Sardinia and Corsica soon after the first war. The Third Punic War was fought because the Romans wanted to destroy Carthage to eliminate her as a threat to Rome.
What did Rome gain by defeating the Carthaginians?
Dominance of the Western Mediterranean.
