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Comparison Of The Punic Wars

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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.

In 264 BC the first Punic War marked the first act Roman involvement outside of Italy. Many of the battles were fought on sea which proved difficult for Rome since their knowledge of naval combat was gossamer. After twenty-three years of fighting the first war ended. The Romans had used their endless amount of supplies to tire the
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