The Impact of the Punic wars on the Roman military
"Caecilius Metellus fought successfully against the Carthaginians [commanded by Hasdrubal] and organized a spectacular triumph, in which 13 enemy leaders and 120 elephants were to be seen"(Livy). The Punic wars had a positive impact on Roman empire and their military by making them change the way the prepare and organize for war, which caused them to have many victories, and their war draft.
As a result of the Punic Wars the way that the Romans would organize and prepare for war changed. "The Roman navy was traditionally considered less important, although ships were vital for the transportation of supplies and troops they had not developed an offensive naval capability. When Rome and
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"(N.P.G.). The Punic wars changed many things for the Roman empire, government, and the State of Rome but in a positive way. Durning the first Punic War the Roman military was not focused on a navy. But because of the second Punic War, the Romans considered getting a navy and later they officially had one. The navy that the Romans was not the best and top of the line because the Romans were not that worried about a navy. They were more focused on battles and fights that occurred on land the Romans were known best for their style of battle. The Punic wars provided Roman with the training, the navy and the wealth to expand from a small city to an empire which would rule the known world. (J. Mark). The Punic wars showed the State of Rome that they need a Navy in order to be able to have a way to defend attacks coming from the sea. When the Romans realized during and after the first Punic War how important a navy was to defending Rome, was trying to improve it but since the new navy had just gone through the first Punic War they came out of that war with some experience. "The Romans, more experienced at sea battles now and had, won a series of decisive victories over Carthage in 241B.C. E the Carthaginians sued for peace"(J. Mark). The Roman military