They were trying to expand into Sicily and confronted the Carthaginian moves there, pretending to assist the locals, who were really rebellious Roman mercenaries.
The Romans won the first punic war .
First Punic War.
The Romans first landed on Sardinia in 240 BC during the first Punic war. By 238 they had taken over the entire island.The Romans first landed on Sardinia in 240 BC during the first Punic war. By 238 they had taken over the entire island.The Romans first landed on Sardinia in 240 BC during the first Punic war. By 238 they had taken over the entire island.The Romans first landed on Sardinia in 240 BC during the first Punic war. By 238 they had taken over the entire island.The Romans first landed on Sardinia in 240 BC during the first Punic war. By 238 they had taken over the entire island.The Romans first landed on Sardinia in 240 BC during the first Punic war. By 238 they had taken over the entire island.The Romans first landed on Sardinia in 240 BC during the first Punic war. By 238 they had taken over the entire island.The Romans first landed on Sardinia in 240 BC during the first Punic war. By 238 they had taken over the entire island.The Romans first landed on Sardinia in 240 BC during the first Punic war. By 238 they had taken over the entire island.
Mainly Sicily and at sea.
Rome won the third Punic War. Rome won all three of the punic wars!
In 264 BC.
Atilius M. Regulus was a Roman Consul in the First Punic War. He led an invasion of North Africa and was defeated and captured. This element of the First Punic War led Romans to be wary of invading North Africa in the Second Punic War.
There is a timeline of events regarding the Punic Wars at the related link below .
In 264, as the beginnig of the the First Punic War between Rome and Carthage. The Carthaginians were known to the Romans as the Punicci...thus "Punic" War.
Carthaginians and Romans
Scipio.
The Romans persevered over Carthage .