The Importance Of Carthage In The Punic Wars

Introduction

It is to remember that Carthage inevitably is of great importance to the roman civilization. It is the fierce enemy to the Roman civilization. At the end of the Republic, Carthage became Rome’s biggest rival and enemy. The Punic Wars resulted in the ascendancy of Rome in the Mediterranean. Therefore, after the final battle “the Carthaginians were defeated by the Romans it becomes almost unknown to most students of Roman history,” (Wikipedia nd). In this assignment we are going to trace how Carthage became almost the equal of Rome. And then I will try to identify strengths of both and how this conflict led to Rome becoming a naval power.

Carthage is Rome's greatest and perhaps most mysterious enemy. It would be absurd for people to study the Roman Civilization without having a global view

As each expanded its boundaries, ultimately there was no way that a clash of arms could be avoided.” As to talk about their strengths, the military of Carthage was one of the largest military forces in the ancient world. Its navy was its main military force. Carthage had a large, powerful navy, Rome did not. Rome had a large, powerful army, Carthage did not. Carthage had a massive trading power in Sicily and Sardinia however Rome did not expand its territory other than peninsula.

Introduction

The rivalry between the two nations was not just for conquering territories but it was also commercial. The city was strategically placed on the North African coast and the Romans sought to extend its control over the rest of Italy, something that cast its relationship with Carthage, increased competition, then ended to war, (Carthage and Rome- An Early Clash of Civilization, 2011). These battles were to identify which among the two that would rule over the world.