The Punic war

The Punic war(Latin name for the Phoenicians)

Conquering all of Italy south of the River Po broke out collision between Rome and a rival city-state beyond sea: Carthage, on the north coast of Africa. Greek had been struggled with Carthage and Roman took over Greek's responsibilities to protect their land as a allies. The ultimate goal was to get Mediterranean sea.

Three rounds between 264 B.C - 146 B.C

1. After many years of exhausing warfare, Rome was able to force Carthage out of Sicily, but the North African city kept the rest of its empire

2. the Carthaginian general Hannibal invaded Italy, defeated several Roman armies, and brought Rome to the brink of defeat.Ended in 202 B.C

3. Rome provoked a third war, and in 146 B.C, Carthage was captured after bitter fighting. The Senate ordered the city to be leveled, its people sold onto slavery, and even the ground on which it had stood to be solemnly cursed.

In 202 B.C, Rome had won control of the western Mediterranean.

Conquering the Empire

Carthage in Sicily,Spain, and Africa became the first Roman became the first Roman province. They were ruled as conquered land by proconsuls(governors) appointed by Senate. August after 27 B.C the province began to share in the benefits of Roman order, but they had to keep paying tribute to Roman.

After outbreak the Punic War, the Romans had unified most of Italy; in the next 250 years, they would spread their rule from the eastern Mediterranean to the British Isles. Even before Roman defeated Carthage, venturous some Romans were looking also to the eastern Mediterranean for new areas to exploit.

Greek city-state requested Rome to aid in resisting the king of Macedonia, who had been allied with Carthage.Firstly, Roman sent some army to them. The professed aim was to secure the liberties of the proud and quarrlsome Greek cities and then to withdraw. But then soon began to interfere in politics.