The Battle of Carthage and Rome

Reader Head: CONFLICT BETWEEN CARTHAE AND ROME
CONFLICT BETWEEN CARTHAGE AND ROME
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CONFLICT BETWEEN CARTHAGE AND ROME
Introduction:
The paper is about the fight of Carthage and Rome, and how the conflict between these
two cities makes made Carthage more or less equal to Rome. The paper verges on the topic of
Rome’s rise of naval power especially which took place after the conflict. Both Carthage and
Rome were very powerful and popular places in ancient Europe. And the influence is a lot
similar to the people, compared to both the cities Carthage and Rome.
How Carthage climbed up the social ladder, reaching Rome:
Carthage was a very popular city. It was founded by the Phoenecians who are now called
Lebanese. They city is located in the country of Tunisia in north of Africa. Rome a Carthage
became rivals around by 264 B.C. basically or the control of the Mediterranean Sea. The
Mediterranean Sea lying in between the two countries was a very important resource for the two
countries to control and take advantage of. The waterways provided a good route for trading and
merchandising. Therefore the Western Mediterranean was the sole reason behind the conflict of
these two cities- Carthage and Rome. In the First Punic War, which took place in the 264-241
BC, Rome conquered Sicily, gaining control of it and making it Rome’s fist province. The defeat
of Sicily made the Carthage to be more determined and aware of the power of the Romans. They
strengthened their trading with the Spanish and set up a powerful Empire trading with them.
After that Sicily was recognized as the first province of Rome. The Romans being unsatisfied,
wanted to gain more power therefore they set for the battle against Carthage (Hoyos, 2015).
Strength of Carthage:
The Second Punic War took place between 218 – 201 BC. Hannibal, who was the great
general of Carthage was one of the most powerful general at that time. He led a massive army