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Generally speaking the Roman Empire, while still a republic began its empire with its victory over Carthage in the first Punic war from 264 BC to 241 BC. The major result was the occupation of the island of Sicily. Before the war Carthage and its Greek allies controlled Sicily. Earlier on Rome had conquered most of the Italian peninsula, however the conquest of Sicily was Rome's first procession that was not part of Italy.

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