Rome and Carthage - had friendly treaties with each other. However‚ tensions developed as the economic interests of each party began to leave no room for the other. While Carthage was larger and richer with an excellent Navy‚ Rome had a strong government backed with a seemingly inexhaustible land army of citizens. In particular‚ conflicts occurred over a clash of economic interests. The First Punic War (also called the Sicilian War) began in 264BC as a result of both Rome and Carthage wishing
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Carthage almost became equal to Rome‚ not so much in size but in strength. Fortunately for Rome Carthage was defeated and its navy surrendered to Rome. There were many battles during this war and Carthage was indeed very brave and strong. It was a close call. A different outcome to any of these battles could have changed history as we know it. Even deeper changes would happen if the bigger battles had different outcomes. The Second Punic War was also called Second Carthaginian War. Rome gained control
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greatly shifts from one to the next as both Rome and Carthage were Superpowers in their own right and it was inevitable that there would be a collision and subsequent reaction from any action taken. This exhausting conflict was‚ according to Caven‚ a ‘contest in three rounds’ in which the Romans fought first for control of Sicily‚ then for the leadership of the western Mediterranean and finally to determine the survival or extinction of Carthage. By 270 Rome had conquered Italy and organised
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treatment Carthage received after the war. Putting restrictions to such a vast empire was never going to go well with the Carthaginian leaders; Hamilcar and his son Hannibal. Even more so when the Carthage Empire was still a powerful state and could probably still match Rome in war. Also the fact that hatred towards the Romans had increased and many wanted justice in the form of revenge for the harsh terms set by the Romans was another contributing factor. The mistreatment of the Carthage Empire
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of Dido’s free will can be seen when she decides to pursue Aeneas as her husband. Aeneas is destined to be the founder of Rome. But the Goddesses Juno’s anger towards Aeneas leaves him shipwrecked and lands Aeneas in Carthage‚ the city Dido rules. However‚ being the Queen of Carthage‚ Dido must have a husband in order for her rule to be legitimized. After hearing his retelling of the fall of Troy‚ Dido admits to a love for Aeneas. In fact‚ “Were it not / [her] sure‚ immovable decision not / to marry
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With the Battle of Agrigentum‚ the Carthage armed forces had to learn and adapt. Ultimately‚ they chose to utilize their naval forces. However‚ the Romans had manufactured many ships with advancements that aided them in combat and‚ in consequence‚ defeated the Carthaginian naval forces. The result of the First Punic War was a resonating victory by the Romans. The Second Punic War was a great deal shorter than the First one‚ it is most notable for Hannibal‚ the Carthage pioneer. Hannibal took a multitude
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suffered on both sides‚ the Second Punic War has proven to be an important time period in the Roman and Carthaginian empires. For Rome‚ the end of the war meant “the defection of most Southern Italy” (Kagan 232‚ 1995) and many economic problems. For Carthage this meant the end of their rise to power‚ and the realization that the idea of Mediterranean control being based in Africa rather than Europe was no longer a possibility (Kagan 233‚ 1995). Both empires had a lot at stake upon entering the war‚ but
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Cannae is one of the greatest strategic victories in military history. Numerous historians have examined the possible route Hannibal took from New Carthage to the Pyrénées and then over the Alps to Rome. Along with using scientific data‚ these historians and scientists allege that there are three possible routes Hannibal may have taken from New Carthage in Iberia across Europe to get to Italy. Scientists and historians do disagree on which route is most accurate do to the fact that the only historical
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The three Punic Wars between Carthage and Rome‚ in the beginning 264 B.C. and the ending with the destruction of Carthage in 146 B.C. By the time the first Punic war broke out‚ Rome had become the dominate power throughout the Italian peninsula‚ while Carthage a powerful city in the Northern Africa had established itself as the leading maritime power in the world. The first Punic wars broke out in 264 B.C. when Rome interfered in a dispute on the carthagian controlled Island of Sicily; The war ended
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From 218 to 202 BCE‚ the Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca launched his brutal campaign to crush the early Roman republic and would ultimately be defeated on the plains of Zama. Despite these individual events being separated by a century‚ Hannibal’s second Punic war against Rome generated the factors necessary for the Republic to professionalize her military. The war brought about massive political discourse‚ social discourse‚ and a more rampant depletion of the overall manpower in Italy than
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