Carthage .
Rome, which exterminated its rival in the Western Mediterranean, Carthage, and went on to dominate the Eastern Mediterranean.
Rome fought Carthage . Why - to eliminate a rival for political and commercial control of the wester Mediterranean .
After eliminating rival Carthage, Rome gained control of the Western Mediterranean and was launched into the Eastern Mediterranean.
With it's rival Carthage defeated , Rome achieved hegemony throughout the western Mediterranean and prospered commercially .
At the conclusion of the Third Punic War , 149 to 146 BC , Carthage is defeated , its citizens sold into slavery, Carthage is eliminated as a future threat to Rome and Rome achieves hegemony over the entire Mediterranean area and expands its Empire .
Carthage .
Rome, which exterminated its rival in the Western Mediterranean, Carthage, and went on to dominate the Eastern Mediterranean.
Rome fought Carthage . Why - to eliminate a rival for political and commercial control of the wester Mediterranean .
After eliminating rival Carthage, Rome gained control of the Western Mediterranean and was launched into the Eastern Mediterranean.
With it's rival Carthage defeated , Rome achieved hegemony throughout the western Mediterranean and prospered commercially .
At the conclusion of the Third Punic War , 149 to 146 BC , Carthage is defeated , its citizens sold into slavery, Carthage is eliminated as a future threat to Rome and Rome achieves hegemony over the entire Mediterranean area and expands its Empire .
Rome's rival in the Mediterranean was the city of Carthage and she capitulated .
The western Mediterranean.
The victory over Carthage by Rome meant not only an end to a rival but allowed Rome to consolidate its control and influence over the western Mediterranean.
Rome and Carthage clashed over control of Sicily, Rome developed naval power to rival Carthage's, and defeated it, gaining power in the Western Mediterranean.
Carthage
The Romans had no ethics in expanding their empire - they wanted to eliminate a resilient rival for control of the Western Mediterranean and adopted the Nazi-style 'final solution'.