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2006-12-14 12:59:32 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities History

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The main cause of the Punic Wars was the clash of interests between the existing Carthaginian Empire and the expanding Roman sphere of influence. The Romans were initially interested in expansion via Sicily, most of which lay under Carthaginian control. At the start of the first Punic War, Carthage was the dominant power of the Mediterranean, with an extensive maritime empire, while Rome was the rapidly ascending power in Italy. By the end of the third war, after the death of many hundreds of thousands of soldiers from both sides, Rome had conquered Carthage's empire and razed the city, becoming in the process the most powerful state of the Western Mediterranean. With the end of the Macedonian wars — which ran concurrently with the Punic wars — and the defeat of the Seleucid Emperor Antiochus III the Great (Treaty of Apamea, 188 BC) in the eastern sea, Rome emerged as the dominant Mediterranean power and the most powerful country in the classical world. This was a turning point that meant that the civilization of the ancient Mediterranean would pass to the modern world via Europe instead of Africa

2006-12-14 13:10:25 · answer #1 · answered by PeterZen 2 · 2 0

The Romans learnt

the art of naval warfare & bested the Carthaginians in the 1st Punic War

the art of strategy from Hannibal Barca


They destroyed Carthage in the 3rd Punic War & established themselves as the sole power in the Mediterranean.

2006-12-15 00:08:32 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin F 4 · 0 0

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