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What made the armies of Carthage a possible threat to desert from battle?
Carthage was a powerful city state empire in the period before the first Punic War and also in the 2nd Punic War. Although they often had Carthage born military commanders such as Hannibal and Hamilcar, the military consisted of paid mercenary soldiers and commanders. This type of military had no particular loyalty to Carthage other than that they were paid to fight. If Carthage did not meet the pay demands or the army deserted rather then be captured by Romans, Carthage was always in a situation where their soldiers would desert.
What island did rome and Carthage fight over?
The first of the three Punic Wars fought by Rome and Carthage was over the control of Sicily.
When did Rome fight three viscous wars with Carthage?
First Punic War occurred between 264 - 241 BC , the 2nd from 218 - 201 BC and the third Punic War lasted from 149 - 146 BC until the destruction of Carthage in 146 BC by the Roman commander Scipio Aemilianus .
Why do you think historians say that rome and Carthage were destined to fight each other?
They probably mean that when the Romans gained control of central and southern Italy, Rome and Carthage were destined to clash over the control of next door Sicily. The Carthaginians, who had possessions in western Sicily, mobilised for war in against Rome when she intervened militarily to support some mercenaries who had seized the city of Messana, in north-eastern Sicily, on the straight which separates the island from the mainland. These mercenaries had been attacked by Syracuse, the most powerful of the Greek city-states in eastern and southern Sicily. The Romans defeated Syracuse and forced her to become a Roman ally. The Carthaginians were worried about the security of their possessions in the west in the face of this combined power. There had been a friendly relationship between Rome and Carthage which signed three trade treaties. This broke down during the war against Pyrrhus, a Greek King who tried to invade southern Italy by fighting against Rome and, when he failed, went to Sicily and fought against the Carthaginians. The two sides had signed a treaty in which they were meant to help each other against Pyrrhus. Initially Carthage's fleet patrolled the sea between Sicily and Rome to keep an eye on Pyrrhus' fleet, which never reached this sea. When Pyrrhus went to Sicily Rome did not give ant help. The Carthaginians, in their turn, where happy when Pyrrhus left Sicily, returned to the mainland and fought the Romans again. He lost and left Italy, saying "What a battlefield I am leaving for Carthage and Rome!" After this war Rome took over Apulia the heel of Italy, and Calabria the toe of the peninsula, just two miles from Sicily. Carthage and Rome were now the superpowers of the western Mediterranean.
What episode of Naruto does tenten Neji and Naruto fight against Noroimusha?
They fight him from episodes 162 to 166.
Who did Rome fight in the Punic wars?
Carthage
What powerful African city state did the Romans fight 3 wars against?
It was Carthage.
Why did Rome decide fight three wars against Carthage?
For control of the Western Mediterranean.
Who did Rome fight in the 3 Punic wars and why?
Rome fought Carthage . Why - to eliminate a rival for political and commercial control of the wester Mediterranean .
Who did Rome fight in the Punic Wars and who was their leader?
The wars against Carthage spread over 120 years, so they both had many leaders in that time.
Who did the Romans fight againts in the punic war?
Carthage.
Which empire did Carthage fight a losing battle to?
Rome.
Who did Rome fight three Punic Wars with?
Carthage.
Why did Rome decide to fight Carthage?
For dominance of the Western Mediterranean.
Which rival in the western Mediterranean did fight in the Punic war?
Carthage .
Why do you think it was only a matter of time before Carthage and Rome fought against each other?
Both wanted to control of the land and both had the resources and desire to fight.
Which rival in the western mediterranean did rome fight in the punic wars?
Carthage .
