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Compare And Contrast Rome And Carthage

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Talia Celli 18 July, 2017 Greek and Roman Civilization Mr. Lutkins In history, there are many great empires and cities, we still hear of today. Many wars, especially, are learnt throughout school. Rome and Carthage were two cities I was aware of throughout most of my life, most know them from the Punic Wars. Both cities were equally famous around 200 BC, however Rome is still very relevant in today’s society as well. However, most people aren’t taught that Carthage was once equal to Rome in its power. Carthage is a city in North Africa, in the country of Tunisia, while Rome is the capital of Italy. Rome and Carthage battled for power of the western Mediterranean, for nearly a century! The battle was known as the Punic Wars, there …show more content…

Rome on the other hand, didn’t have as much wealth as Carthage, however they had an amazing army (that we are still taught of, to this day), had organized politics, and the city of Rome seemed to pull together and overcome unfavorable events. In the first war, they battled for Sicily, which Rome conquered, however Rome wanted more power, which brings us to the second war. In the second war, Hannibal leader of Carthage, won many battles against Rome showing Carthage’s power, however was incapable of completely ending the Punic Wars. Roman general, Scipio Africanus was able to defeat Hannibal in the Battle of Zama, and the Romans were able to defeat the Carthage’s in Spain and Africa. This gave Rome power over Carthage, also making Carthage surrender it’s navy and agreeing Carthage will not have a war, without the approval of Rome, making it the weaker of the two cities. By the end of the third war, Carthage only had 50,000 citizens left, which were sold into slavery by the Romans. The reason Rome became such a naval power, is because in the Battle of Mylae, Carthage was battling with their Navy.

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Finally, we will state how Romans affirmed their supremacy becoming a naval power. Body Founded in 814 BCE, Carthage soon exposed its potential. It started expanding its jurisdiction all around conquering many regions. In the nearest years of the First Punic War, it had conquered the actual area of Morocco and Egypt, Malta, the Balearic Islands, up to the coasts of

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Rome Between 264 and 146 BC the Romans and the Carthaginians fought the three Punic Wars. In 264 BC the Punic Wars started when Rome began to feel threatened by Carthage’s increasing power in the trading industry. Finally, in 146 BC the wars were won by the Romans through scurrilous war tactics and by scathing the Carthaginian Empire. This put Rome in total control of Carthage and the rest of the Mediterranean.

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Carthage was under Hannibal’s command and the Romans wanted Hannibal. Carthage refused to give him to them. Hannibal lead Carthage to Rome for war. The war was fought in Gaul, Hispania, Greece, Italia, Sicily, Sardinia, and North Africa. The Romans won the battle, and Carthage became weak, without much power.

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Carthage became almost equal to Rome in military might and it was only because Carthage’s lack of desire to take over Rome were they ultimately destroyed in the end. The civilization that Carthage belonged to was called the Phoenicians. The Phoenicians were not a war loving people. They expanded their territories with negotiations and gifts, unlike the Romans, who expanded their territories with soldiers and war.

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The General Scipio Africanus of the Roman Army also defeated Hannibal who was the Carthaginian general at the battle of Zama. In 201 B.C., Carthage surrendered to the Romans. After this time, with the victory over Carthage, Rome became the dominant power in the Western Mediterranean, while Carthage became a weak city-state without an army or an empire (Romanempire, nd.). Furthermore, there was a third war (Third Punic War) between 149 - 146

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In the third Punic Wars, Carthage was captured and destroyed by the Romans and the inhabitants who survived were sold into slavery. This led to a section of northern Africa becoming a Roman province. All of these military conquests

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A continuous warfare waged on for hundred years between these neighbors. After this affair subsided the Romans found a new power which posed a formidable threat, Carthage. A battle soon broke out between the two powers over Sicily which led the Carthaginians to give up all rights to Sicily to the Romans. This act created a long lasting tension between the two states which would lead into a second war. Hannibal would be the military leader in this second war who amassed an army of 30,000 - 40,000 troops, 6,000 horses and elephants.

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