First Punic War

would also expand its power base from not only the land but to the sea. In the years before the First Punic War, Carthage was a city of massive economic and naval influence in the Mediterranean. It rose to power when Queen Dido along with many other wealthy citizens of the city Tyre were driven out by Alexander the Great and settled in northern

The First Punic War: a Military History by J.F. Lazenby is a book about the war between Rome and Carthage. In the book Lazenby provides all the available information on the war from numerous sources and then shifts through that information in order to come to a conclusion on what likely really happened. To put it in Lazenby’s own words the purpose of the book was to “work out what happened at least in outline, and on this basis arrive at some understanding of why the war broke out, what the basic

First Punic War In 264 a.c. Rome and Carthage came into conflict over Sicily. Carthagefeared that Rome would take the island. Rome, in turn, believed that Carthage planned to close the Strait of Messina r a narrow passageway between Italy and Sicily. The conflict, which lasted until 241 s.c., was the first of three wars that came to be known as the Punic Wars. Carthage was wealthier than Rome and had the strongest navy in the Mediterranean. Rome had a better army, and territory that was easier

During the first Punic war (264-241 BC), Sicily became the stake of these two powers: one maritime, Carthage and the other continental: Rome, which had subdued South Italy, and coveted that rich island, the greater part of which belonged to the Carthaginians. After some disappointments due to their inexperience in maritime construction and the art of sailing, the Romans, whose strength of character was no longer to be demonstrated, decided fighting the Carthaginians at sea and devising an original

The First Punic War was the first major war that took place in ancient Rome. The First Punic War, also known as the First Carthaginian, was fought between the Roman Republic and Carthage. The main goal of the war was to take control of the islands of Corsica and Sicily. In 264 B.C.E. Carthage decided to interfere in a conflict amidst two major cities of Sicily: Messana and Syracuse. Rome, troubled with the intervention, sent troops to Messana to suppress the dilemma. As a result, Carthaginians

In order to determine how Carthage gained power almost equal to Rome, today under examination are the circumstances that lead up to the First Punic war and the results of that war. Carthage's origins are lost in mythological stories, but has it's roots in Phoenicians from Tyre. Her power was largely commercial and trade supremacy and had conquered many of the Greek cities of Sicily and northern colonies of Africa. While Rome had triumphed over much of central and southern Italy. Carthage's rise

hegemony in Mediterranean sea, was basically as a result of war between Carthage and Rome, this was the first Punic war. This war can be likened to Peloponnesian war between Greeks and Athens which was due to rivalry between the two cities. The rivalry between Rome and Carthage had saw the two great cities, fortified with securities and rosy community get destroyed and many souls were lost as the after march of war. The first Punic war saw Rome became a strong naval power which was used in the combat

in the First Punic War (264–241 BC) to conquer much of Iberia. Hannibal grew up in military service, and following the 221 BC assassination of his brother-in-law Hasdrubal, who had replaced Hamilcar, Hannibal took charge of the Carthaginian army. He soon proved a brilliant field commander who applied his intellect and martial skills to the singular end of winning battles. Hannibal, a sworn enemy of all things Roman, declared war against them and this was the start of the Second Punic War (218–201

This war was costly to both sides but Carthage suffered more seriously owing to the corruption and incompetence of her government (which embezzled funds which should have gone to the military and consistently refused to send much needed supplies and reinforcements to generals in the field), the mostly mercenary army (who often simply refused to fight), and an over-reliance on the brilliance of Hamilcar Barca. Further, however, they seriously underestimated their enemy. While Carthage would largely

The Punic Wars The Punic Wars were three wars fought between Rome and its rival, Carthage. Carthage Carthage was a city-state thought to have been founded in roughly 814 B.C. by Phoenician settlers. By around 265 B.C., Carthage was a very powerful city-state, rivalling Rome's power. Though at first, its relationships with Rome had been quite peaceful, Rome later went to war against Carthage in 264 B.C., resulting in the First Punic War. First Punic War (264 B.C.-241 B.C.) The First Punic War