1. The First Punic War forced Rome to become a naval power to enable it to defeat Carthage. It also extended Rome's territory and influence beyond the Italian Peninsula to Spain and the western Mediterranean islands.
2. The Second Punic War established Rome's total dominance of the western Mediterranean. Its aftermath saw Rome move to the east to punish Macedonia for supporting Carthage, which involved it in Greece. and the Hellenistic east.
3. The Third Punic War saw the total elimination of Carthage as a threat and competitor, allowing Rome to progressively consolidate its position in Spain, Gaul and North Africa, and to further its influence into Asia and Egypt.
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It gained control of the Western Mediterranean and a foothold in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Terminal for Carthage - it was destroyed and a Roman veterans' colony established on the site. The people were sold into slavery. Rome became the leading power in the Western Mediterranean.
Rome's victories over Carthage in the Punic Wars positioned it as the greatest power in the western Mediterranean and helped launch wars of expansion across the entire Mediterranean region.
It advanced from being a power in central and southern Italy to a power in the Western Mediterranean.
The Punic Wars put it in control of the Western Mediterranean.
Rome andRome and Carthage were fighting the Punic wars for power and to control of the Mediterranean trade.Rome andRome and Carthage were fighting the Punic wars for power and to control of the Mediterranean trade.Rome andRome and Carthage were fighting the Punic wars for power and to control of the Mediterranean trade.Rome andRome and Carthage were fighting the Punic wars for power and to control of the Mediterranean trade.Rome andRome and Carthage were fighting the Punic wars for power and to control of the Mediterranean trade.Rome andRome and Carthage were fighting the Punic wars for power and to control of the Mediterranean trade.Rome andRome and Carthage were fighting the Punic wars for power and to control of the Mediterranean trade.Rome andRome and Carthage were fighting the Punic wars for power and to control of the Mediterranean trade.Rome andRome and Carthage were fighting the Punic wars for power and to control of the Mediterranean trade.
It gained control of the Western Mediterranean and a foothold in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Rome's victories over Carthage in the Punic Wars positioned it as the greatest power in the western Mediterranean and helped launch wars of expansion across the entire Mediterranean region.
The punic Wars were a contest between Rome and Carthage for control of the Western Mediterranean. When Rome destroyed Carthage it achieved that goal, and in then taking retribution against Macedonia for supporting Carthage, launched itself into the Eastern Mediterranean.
Terminal for Carthage - it was destroyed and a Roman veterans' colony established on the site. The people were sold into slavery. Rome became the leading power in the Western Mediterranean.
After the Romans defeated Hannibal and salted the site of Carthage, they consolidated their victory by taking possession of the Carthaginian territories around the Mediterranean. This lead to Rome having an empire to administer, and to its influence over the Greeks. Thus, the Punic wars lead to Rome becoming the dominant power in the Mediterranean world.
Carthage was eliminated as a competitor for power in the Western Mediterranean. Rome established itself as a major power, and began to intervene in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Rome's victories over Carthage in the Punic Wars positioned it as the greatest power in the western Mediterranean and helped launch wars of expansion across the entire Mediterranean region.
The greatest power to ever exist on the Mediterranean was the Roman Empire.
It advanced from being a power in central and southern Italy to a power in the Western Mediterranean.
Rome, which exterminated its rival in the Western Mediterranean, Carthage, and went on to dominate the Eastern Mediterranean.