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After conquering Carthage, the Roman spread salt around the city as a symbolic gesture that it would never give them trouble again.
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Which territory seems greater at the onset of the wars - Rome or Carthage?
Carthage. Rome had spread its influence in Italy. Carthage had a trading empire around the Western Mediterranean.
Is Carthage or Rome's area bigger?
Both spread around the Mediterranean Sea - Carthage as a trading zone, Rome as a governing empire.
What was ancient Carthage's capital?
Tunis in Tunisia, although the empire spread across the Mediterranean to Southern Spain and Italy
How did the Romans make sure that nobody lived in Carthage?
The Romans completely destroyed Carthage, leaving not one stone standing atop another, sold the populace into slavery. They spread salt symbolically on a field to emphasis that Carthage could not rise again.
What advantage did Carthage have at the beginning of its first war with ancient Rome?
Carthage had several advantages at the beginning of its first war with Rome. Very importantly Carthage had a developed navy. This enabled their military to embark to what it deemed strategic places in the Mediterranean Sea. Another advantage Carthage had was control of strategic islands in the Mediterranean, namely Sardinia and Corsica. Carthage had Greek allies in Sicily, the south of the Italian peninsula, and as faraway as Corinth. Carthage had a long standing position in Western Spain as well. For the most part she was in control of shipping and land bases in the western Mediterranean Sea.
When the Romans defeated the city Carthage they destroyed the city and then spread wat on the ground to keep the city from being rebuilt?
That is a fairy story - where would you find all that salt? They symbolically put salt in a plough furrow, and after selling the people into slavery, resettled their retired military veterans there.
Which territory seems greater at the onset of the wars - Rome or Carthage?
Carthage. Rome had spread its influence in Italy. Carthage had a trading empire around the Western Mediterranean.
Is Carthage or Rome's area bigger?
Both spread around the Mediterranean Sea - Carthage as a trading zone, Rome as a governing empire.
What were the colonized areas from Phoenicians?
Carthage in Africa and New Carthage in Iberia. There were also trading stations spread around the Mediterranean Sea
What city fought with rome for the land around the mediterranean sea?
Carthage.
What led to war with Carthage?
Rome and Carthage were both trying to spread their influence in Sicily.
What was ancient Carthage's capital?
Tunis in Tunisia, although the empire spread across the Mediterranean to Southern Spain and Italy
In which war did the city of Carthage join the Rome sea empire?
When Carthage and Rome were allies, Carthage was a sea power, Rome a land power. Rome had to organise a fleet when war broke out with Carthage.
Why is it said that the legions of the ancient Roman republic had an advantage of the land forces of Carthage?
The ancient Roman republic's legions were primarily infantry troops who had a large stake in defeating Carthage because they were land owners. As land owners they had a clear stake in preserving their wealth and defeating foreign threats. As mentioned earlier, the Roman military had developed a superior infantry formation called "legions". The legions were well disciplined soldiers who had a regular set of maneuvers that helped increase their chances in battles. The land forces of Carthage were not as powerful as their naval forces. The armies of Carthage were mercenaries with no particular loyalty to Carthage other than the monies Carthage paid them.
How long was the Phoenicians voyage to the founded land of Carthage?
A week's sailing.
What was the land that Rome and Carthage wanted control of?
The Western Mediterranean and its lands.
Which land did the germanics invadad from Carthage?
The Carthaginians were Phoenicians - a Semitic people, not Germanic.
