Why couldn't Carthage defeat Rome? - The History of The Punic Wars - All Parts (264 BC -146 BC)

Why couldn't Carthage defeat Rome? - The History of The Punic Wars - All Parts (264 BC -146 BC)

The Carthaginian Empire was a powerhouse spreading across North Africa, Spain, the Balearic Islands, Sardinia, and Corsica. Though technically an amalgamation of Phoenician city-states and only informally an empire, with the city-state of Carthage at the helm, this was the one rival that could truly send a shiver down Roman spines…

Up to this point, Rome and Carthage had been formal friends. They had established alliances, commercial ties, and mutual enemies even. But, when the Roman Republic began to consider taking Sicily for itself, there quickly came to light one inevitable consequence - the Romans would have to fight off the Carthaginian Empire. Nonetheless, after a domino effect of events, such a consequence would come whether Rome wanted it to or not…



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