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This 10 page paper discusses the three Punic Wars and how they affected Roman society, economics and the military. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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This paper discusses those conflicts and their effect on Roman society, economics and the military. The First Punic War, 264-241 B.C. The Punic Wars were in essence struggles
between Rome and Carthage for dominance in the Mediterranean basin. The First Punic War "was the outcome of growing political and economic rivalry between the two nations. It
was initiated when a band of Campanian mercenary soldiers (Mamertines), besieged in the city of Messana (now Messina), in Sicily, requested aid from both Rome and Carthage against Hiero II,
king of Syracuse."1 Both Carthage and Rome responded to the request for aid but for different reasons: Carthage was in control of part of Sicily at the time, and
Rome knew that if they responded, it would provoke Carthage into declaring war, giving Rome the excuse it was looking for to drive the Carthaginians off the island.2 Carthage
did indeed declare war, and the First Punic War raged on, mostly on and around Sicily, for 13 years.3 Rome finally won the contest with a successful naval battle
(Aegates Islands) in 241 BC.3 Carthage ceded Sicily to Rome, and in 237 BC, Rome seized Sardinia and Corsica as well.4 The First Punic War was over. One
of the most important things to note about this conflict is that it each side was forced into a situation where it seemed they had to fight outside their "area
of expertise." The Carthaginian navy was superb, far better than the Romans, because Carthage was founded by the Phoenicians, who were skilled sailors and tradesmen. ("Punic" is the
English translation of the Latin "Punici," which is itself taken from "Phoenici.") The Romans were, of course, legendary soldiers on land, but their navy was inferior to that of
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