Rome destroyed Carthage's power by winning the Three Punic Wars these two cities fought against each other.
With the first war, Rome took over the Carthaginian possessions in western Sicily, and Sardinia and Corsica, which belonged to Carthage. These islands were important for the control of the trade routes of the western basin of the Mediterranean. They also built a fleet which in the second war proved to be the most powerful navy in the western Mediterranean.
With the second war, Rome took over the Carthaginian possessions in southern Spain. The silver mines of this area were the main source of Carthage's wealth. The Romans also made an alliance with the Numidians who were Carthage's next door neighbours, they lived in Algeria, and who defected to Rome.
In the third war Rome destroyed Carthage and took over her remaining territories, the home ones, Tunisia and western Libya.
The navy was instrumental in the Roman conquest of the Mediterranean basin. The navy was also key in defending against barbarian invasions.
The Romans made their ship just a bit better by adding a corvus . The corvus was a drawbridge type structure that enabled the Romans to march aboard a Carthaginian ship and battle man to man. This put the Romans' strong army to good use and gave the Romans an edge, which allowed them to win the first Punic War.It's a corvus.
Considering that the Romans created the second largest empire antiquity saw and the 17th largest in history, it can be said that the Romans were strong
Glenn Curtiss built the first aircraft for the US Navy in 1910.
When Athens used its navy to good effect during the 27-year Peloponnesian War, Sparta realised that it had to get the Peloponnesian league an equally strong nave to succeed. They took money from Persia to build a fleet which finally destroyed the Athenian navy and led to Athens' surrender.
Rome got its first navy by attacking Carthage and starting a great war
The Romans built a strong and unified empire by their army, their law and their language. The army conquered and built roads, the law ruled and the language made communication easy.The Romans built a strong and unified empire by their army, their law and their language. The army conquered and built roads, the law ruled and the language made communication easy.The Romans built a strong and unified empire by their army, their law and their language. The army conquered and built roads, the law ruled and the language made communication easy.The Romans built a strong and unified empire by their army, their law and their language. The army conquered and built roads, the law ruled and the language made communication easy.The Romans built a strong and unified empire by their army, their law and their language. The army conquered and built roads, the law ruled and the language made communication easy.The Romans built a strong and unified empire by their army, their law and their language. The army conquered and built roads, the law ruled and the language made communication easy.The Romans built a strong and unified empire by their army, their law and their language. The army conquered and built roads, the law ruled and the language made communication easy.The Romans built a strong and unified empire by their army, their law and their language. The army conquered and built roads, the law ruled and the language made communication easy.The Romans built a strong and unified empire by their army, their law and their language. The army conquered and built roads, the law ruled and the language made communication easy.
Carthage, until the Romans built on to match, and defeated it.
Sea.
The navy was the most powerful in the Mediterranean until landbound Rome built up a competitive one. Its army was made up of mercenaries - the infantry was not of the quality of the Romans, but it had a strong cavalry advantage, and could be replenished by hiring more troops from North Africa and Spain.
The navy was instrumental in the Roman conquest of the Mediterranean basin. The navy was also key in defending against barbarian invasions.
The navy was instrumental in the Roman conquest of the Mediterranean basin. The navy was also key in defending against barbarian invasions.
because Sparta didn't have things that Athens had like, most of it was grain came from the lands surrounding the black sea so the Sparta had built its own strong navy.
The original bridge was built by the Romans
no the first thing the Romans built was clothes and shoes
It built an exceptionally successful trading empire.
101 baths that the Romans have built so far