Rome struggled with Carthage for hegemony in the eastern Mediterranean . Rome prevailed .
The Romans fought Hannibal and the forces of Carthage. Romans saw Hannibal as a dangerous rebel, and they tried to suppress him on numerous occasions.
Control of the Western Mediterranean; control of the Western Mediterranean.
Rome fought Carthage . Why - to eliminate a rival for political and commercial control of the wester Mediterranean .
Carthage .
The Western Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas.
It gained dominance of the Western Mediterranean.
Control of the Western Mediterranean; control of the Western Mediterranean.
Rome fought Carthage . Why - to eliminate a rival for political and commercial control of the wester Mediterranean .
Carthage .
By the end of the Punic wars Rome controlled the western Mediterranean littoral.
Carthage .
Rome gained control of the Western Mediterranean and a foothold in the Eastern Mediterranean.
The Western Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas.
Rome's victories over Carthage in the Punic Wars positioned it as the greatest power in the western Mediterranean and helped launch wars of expansion across the entire Mediterranean region.
It gained dominance of the Western Mediterranean.
After wining the Punic Wars, Rome gained control of the western Mediterranean Sea.
Rivalry for control of the Western Mediterranean.
It gained control of the Western Mediterranean and a foothold in the Eastern Mediterranean.