Punic Wars Shaped Roman History

During the development of the Roman culture and civilization the Roman army and war helped to shape Roman history. Although the government, culture and economy did play a part as well. Wars like the three Punic wars helped to shaped Roman history, it allowed for expansion within the Roman Empire(Williamson). The Punic wars lasted over 100 years but in the end proved that Rome was a super power and that its empire and the people within it desired to be the best in the Western Mediterranean. Due to the Punic wars there was a lot of wealth and annexed land achieved by the Romans as well as becoming the sole super power. These three factors are what helped Rome make history as an empire(Williamson). Roman did face challenges along the way when it came to defeating Carthage but they always out smart them. With the first Punic war Rome new that they lacked a good navy which is why they had to find another resource or way of defeating the Carthaginians. Which they did and won the war. The second Punic war was more of a challenge for Rome but they used guerrilla tactics to weaken the Carthage army. By the Third Punic war Carthage was weak and lost many territories in Spain. Which allowed Rome to defeat the and become the sole super power of the Western Mediterranean. …show more content…
The culture of the Roman civilization had to shaped the way of Roman history because their culture is what drove them to be the ambitious people they are known in history to be. The Romans knew what they wanted when it came to success of their empire and that is why they fought for it and achieved the wealth and land that they did. The Roman economy also played part in shaping Roman history because it helped to provide all the resources and technology that was needed to defeat