How did the Punic Wars affect Carthage?

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Antony Estrada

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30 March, 02:52

How did the Punic Wars affect Carthage?

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Emerson Griffith · Answer 1

A result of the first Punic War and the Romans was the decisive naval victory against the Carthaginians at the Aegate Islands. This gave Rome full control of Sicily and Corsica. The end of the First Punic War saw the beginning of the Roman expansion beyond the Italian peninsula.

Adan Mccarthy · Answer 2

Punic Wars, also called Carthaginian Wars, (264-146 bce), a series of three wars between the Roman Republic and the Carthaginian (Punic) empire, resulting in the destruction of Carthage, the enslavement of its population, and Roman hegemony over the western Mediterranean.