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What island in the Mediterranean Sea did Rome gain from Carthage?
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Corsica, Sardina, and silicy
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Why did the Romans want to extend their lands west of Carthage?
Carthage contested with Rome for control of the Western Mediterranean, and with the Carthaginians sold into slavery at the end of the Third Punic War, it had no real opposition. And as Macedonia had supported Carthage in the Second Punic War, Rome had a good excuse to enter into the Eastern Mediterranean to punish it.
How did Rome defeat Carthage to become the ruler of the Mediterranean region?
By defeating Carthage, Rome gained control over the western basin of the Mediterranean. She did not gain control over the eastern Mediterranean.In the First Punic War (264-241 BC) Rome defeated Carthage in Sicily and gained control over Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia.In the Second Punic War (218-201 BC) Rome repelled an invasion of Italy by Hannibal, a Carthaginian general, and defeated the Carthaginians in southern Spain and took over their possessions there. Carthage was left with only her homeland territory (Tunisia and western Libya).Rome fought the Third Punic War (149-146 BC) because she wanted to destroy Carthage, which she did.Through three wars.
What is the effect of the Romans defeating Carthage?
Rome benefitted from her victory in the Third Punic War (149-146 BC) less than from her victories in the previous two Punic Wars. By then Rome had already taken over Carthage's overseas territories, her navy had achieved naval superiority in the western Mediterranean and she had broken Carthage's military power. In 146 BC Rome took over the remaining territories of Carthage, her home ones, Tunisia and western Libya. However, territorial gains were not main aim of Rome. What she wanted was the destruction of Carthage. Her major gain was that now Rome asserted herself as the dominant power in the whole of the Mediterranean. In the same year Rome also annexed mainland Greece. Rome benefitted more from her victories in the First and Second Punic Wars (364-241 BC and 218-201 BC) which were the events through which she became the dominant power in the Mediterranean. In the first war, Rome forced Syracuse, the most powerful of the Greek city-states in eastern and southern Sicily, to become a Roman ally and took over Carthage's ports in western Sicily. Soon afterwards she seized Sardinia and Corsica, which were Carthaginian possessions. These three islands were crucial for the control of the sea routes of the western Mediterranean. During this war Rome also built a fleet which in the course of the second war proved to be the dominant fleet in the western basin of the Mediterranean. In the Second Punic War Rome took over the Carthaginian territories in southern Spain, gaining complete control of the western Mediterranean and depriving Carthage of her main source of wealth, the silver mines of Spain. She also made an alliance with Carthage's Numidian neighbours in Algeria, who defected to Rome. With the peace treaty Rome demilitarised Carthage, reduced her navy to ten ships and imposed a fifty-year war indemnity.
Why was the city-state of Carthage a threat to ancient Rome?
Originally Carthage and Rome were allies, especially against the invasion of Pyrrhus of Epirus when he tried to defeat Rome and take over Sicily. This alliance was based on Rome's land power and Carthage's sea power which complemented each other.The turning point came when Carthage tried to extend its influence in Sicily and Rome decided to resist this. This led to the First Punic War, which Rome won by building a fleet to match Carthage's.Rome's spreading influence led to other states appealing to Rome when they wanted to shake off Carthaginian influence in their area. This led to the Second Punic War where again Rome won.Rome decided to neutralise Carthage by imposing a crippling 50-year indemnity payment on it. Great traders as they were, Carthage paid it off in 10 years, which left Rome itching to get rid of this competitor to their dominance of the Western Mediterranean. They used proxies in the kingdoms neighbouring Carthage in north Africa, and when it defended itself, Rome used this as an excuse for the Third Punic War. After winning, they came to a final solution - leveling the city, selling the people into slavery, and establishing a military colony of veterans on the site.
What did Rome and Carthage fight about?
The Fist Punic War, the first war between Carthage and Rome. was a contest over the control of Sicily. Rome sent an army in eastern Sicily to help some mercenaries who had taken over the city of Messana, on the strait between Sicily and the mainland. She forced the city of Syracuse, the most powerful of the Greek city-states in the east and south of the island to become a Roman ally. Carthage was worried about the security of her ports in western Sicily and mobilised for war. The Second Punic War involved an invasion of Italy by Hannibal, who wanted revenge for the Romans seizing the islands of Sardinia and Corsica soon after the first war. The Third Punic War was fought because the Romans wanted to destroy Carthage to eliminate her as a threat to Rome.
Who did Rome defeat in the Punic Wars and what lands did they gain?
rome defeated carthage in the punic wars
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.
Why did the Romans want to extend their lands west of Carthage?
Carthage contested with Rome for control of the Western Mediterranean, and with the Carthaginians sold into slavery at the end of the Third Punic War, it had no real opposition. And as Macedonia had supported Carthage in the Second Punic War, Rome had a good excuse to enter into the Eastern Mediterranean to punish it.
What did Rome gain when it won the Punic Wars?
Upon the defeat of Carthage the Romans won complete control of the western Mediterranean Sea.
Where did Romans gain control of after defeating Carthage?
The Western Mediterranean.
What did Rome gain in the second punic war?
Control over the navy of Carthage, and control the trade of carthage. And Carthage lost lots of money to Rome.
Why did Rome fight Punic Wars?
Rome fought in the Punic Wars, which began late in the 3rd century B.C.E. and ended in the middle of the 2nd, as a result of several factors. The first was economic, as control of the central Mediterranean was of critical importance for successful Roman trade. The second was more strictly military and political: as an aggressive, expansion-minded civilization, Rome sought to become dominant among its neighbors, especially Carthage, its primary opponent in the Punic Wars.
What did the Romans gain from the Carthage wars?
After the fall of Carthage, the Romans gained dominance over the Mediterranean. It was at this time that they could actually be called a super power.
Did the Roman Empire have all of Spain because I read that Carthage had some of it as well so when did they gain it and how?
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How did Rome defeat Carthage to become the ruler of the Mediterranean region?
By defeating Carthage, Rome gained control over the western basin of the Mediterranean. She did not gain control over the eastern Mediterranean.In the First Punic War (264-241 BC) Rome defeated Carthage in Sicily and gained control over Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia.In the Second Punic War (218-201 BC) Rome repelled an invasion of Italy by Hannibal, a Carthaginian general, and defeated the Carthaginians in southern Spain and took over their possessions there. Carthage was left with only her homeland territory (Tunisia and western Libya).Rome fought the Third Punic War (149-146 BC) because she wanted to destroy Carthage, which she did.Through three wars.
What did Rome gain by defeating the Carthaginians?
Dominance of the Western Mediterranean.
What new territories did Rome gain as a result of Third Punic War?
Carthage and coastal Tunisia.
