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It was Carthage, the main trading power in the westernMediterranean It was aPhoeniciansettlement in what is nowTunisia which hadpossessions in Tunisia, western Libya, Western Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica and southern Spain. Rome andCarthagefought thethreePunic Wars (264-241 BC, 218-202 BC and 149-146 BC). Rome won all three wars and gained control of the westernMediterranean.
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Why did many Romans want the city of Carthage be destroyed?
It was a rival to Rome for domination of the Western Mediterranean.
Why did Romans want the city of Carthage so bad?
They didn't want the city, they wanted to terminate it as a rival to control of the Western Mediterranean.
Carthage was roms rival in?
The western Mediterranean.
Rome's rival for power in the western mediterranean?
Carthage
Which rival in the western Mediterranean did fight in the Punic war?
Carthage .
Which rival in the western mediterranean did rome fight in the punic wars?
Carthage .
Why did Rome need to overthrow Carthage?
It was a persistent rival for control of the Western Mediterranean.
What other state emerged as the great rival of Rome in the western Mediterranean?
The other state that was Rome's rival in the western Mediterranean was Carthage. Although perhaps it should be the other way around. As Rome emerged as the great rival of Carthage, because Carthage was founded before Rome.
Was it ethical of Rome to destroy Carthage in the Third Punic War?
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'.
How did the defeat of Carthage give Rome control over the Mediterranean?
Elimination of its rival power gave it control over the western Mediterranean.
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.
Who became the dominant power in the ancient world after the Punic Wars?
Rome, which exterminated its rival in the Western Mediterranean, Carthage, and went on to dominate the Eastern Mediterranean.
