Written Assignment Romans Greek and civilization Unit 5
The Punic wars are series of three conflicts between the Carthaginian republic and the Roman republic; they last about a century. These wars mainly based on a conflict of interests between both Romans and Carthaginians. The first one wanted the Sicily that the Carthaginians controlled, and the last one to control Italy and the Mediterranean. Indeed historian related that at the beginning of the First Punic War, Carthage was a dominant power in the Mediterranean Sea, an important rival of the Roman Republic while Rome was the rising power in Italy. At the end of the third Punic War Rome became the most powerful state of Western Mediterranean. So, according to their position regarding their economic and political power at the beginning and at the end, one asks to trace how Carthage became almost the equal of Rome; it is also required to be sure to show the strength of both and how this conflict led to …show more content…
In fact, the possession of Sicily was the main cause of the First Punic. As result, Rome was victorious and take possession of Sicily. The second Punic War was caused by the assertion of the Carthaginian power in Andalusia, and marked by the triumphant expedition of General Punic Hannibal, one of the great captains of antiquity, and also an exceptional man. He commanded the Carthaginian army in Spain, and personified the Carthage battle against Rome during that war. It was too late for this one to ask peace. So, he suffered the most humiliate conditions. Then the third Punic War, caused by fierce hostility from some political circles Roman Carthage, at the same time marked the end of Roman rule in the Punic capital. October 1993 – Rome and Carthage retrieved from:
The Punic wars are series of three conflicts between the Carthaginian republic and the Roman republic; they last about a century. These wars mainly based on a conflict of interests between both Romans and Carthaginians. The first one wanted the Sicily that the Carthaginians controlled, and the last one to control Italy and the Mediterranean. Indeed historian related that at the beginning of the First Punic War, Carthage was a dominant power in the Mediterranean Sea, an important rival of the Roman Republic while Rome was the rising power in Italy. At the end of the third Punic War Rome became the most powerful state of Western Mediterranean. So, according to their position regarding their economic and political power at the beginning and at the end, one asks to trace how Carthage became almost the equal of Rome; it is also required to be sure to show the strength of both and how this conflict led to …show more content…
In fact, the possession of Sicily was the main cause of the First Punic. As result, Rome was victorious and take possession of Sicily. The second Punic War was caused by the assertion of the Carthaginian power in Andalusia, and marked by the triumphant expedition of General Punic Hannibal, one of the great captains of antiquity, and also an exceptional man. He commanded the Carthaginian army in Spain, and personified the Carthage battle against Rome during that war. It was too late for this one to ask peace. So, he suffered the most humiliate conditions. Then the third Punic War, caused by fierce hostility from some political circles Roman Carthage, at the same time marked the end of Roman rule in the Punic capital. October 1993 – Rome and Carthage retrieved from: