Carthage

Carthage vs. Rome: Conflict to Control the Mediterranean Carthage didn’t start out as Mediterranean power but a trade and merchant civilization that used the protection of the north African coast to safely send its ships to all parts of the known world to trade. Its growth was facilitated by its seafaring citizens with assistance from its centralized proximity to the Mediterranean Ocean. Carthage didn’t have it easy since Greece continuously threatened and pressed upon its border over the centuries

In the IXth century, the city of Carthage was founded by colonists from Tyre. In their language, the city name meant "New City". The city will be very successful and prosperous starting with VIth century. Carthaginian sailors will explore the coasts of Africa and Europe, reaching even the islands of Great Britain. Carthage will have colonies of its own in Sicily, Spain, Corsica, Sardinia, Baleares. In the IIIrd century BC, Carthage is the most powerful city of the Mediterranean from a commercial

Trace how Carthage became almost the equal of Rome. Be sure to show the strength of both and how this conflict led to Rome becoming a naval power. Introduction Rome was a thriving and expanding republic that wanted to conquer the Western Mediterranean beginning with Sicily, however, Carthage, her archrival held a lot of power in those regions through trade and commerce. Carthage was also a large republic who posed a great threat to Rome’s expansion and desire to become a supreme Empire. How Carthage

Carthage; What Could Have Been Introduction. Carthage was once almost the equal of Rome. What happened? How did it fall? How was it almost the equal in power to Rome? What happened to it? Where did its power come from? I will attempt to answer all these questions. Carthage; A Coastal Trade Center. Carthage was a city in the area known in the modern day as Tusnia, North Africa (The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica., 2016). It was located on the coast, which allowed for it to become a great naval

we may have recognized Carthage as the dominant power from its time. The conflict between the two resulted in a more powerful Rome, allowing its influence to spread beyond the Italian peninsula. In the 3rd century BC, Rome was spreading its influence throughout Italy but it was certainly not the only power in the Mediterranean. At the same time, Carthage was growings its sphere of influence and the expansion of both would soon result in a conflict between the two. Carthage was located where modern

ASSIGNMENT Trace how Carthage became almost the equal of Rome. Be sure to show the strength of both and how this conflict led to Rome becoming a naval power. During the Punic wars, many battles were fought, but at the end, Rome became the true winner of the war. Carthage was protected and attacked time and time again. Although Carthage showed true strength, the battle with Rome proved to be way too powerful for the people of Carthage. I will be discussing how and why Carthage almost became the equal

also had many rivals to that power. One of the persistent rivals was the Carthaginians. In the following paragraphs, Carthage and Rome will be described in how each came to power, as well as the outcome of the conflict in terms of strength and increase in naval power. First, Carthage was one of Rome’s rivals that tended to be a thorn in their side, at least for a time. Carthage had been colonized by the Phoenicians, and came to be a powerful capital city in Northern Africa. Like Rome, there were

Romans encountered the city of Carthage – which was a growing city building upon their strength that Rome wished acquire (Morey, 1901). In the following we will take a look at how the city of Carthage began, the power that each city contained, and how such ambitions led to Rome becoming a great naval power. The rise of the Carthaginians According to Morey (1901), Carthage came “to be the capital of a great commercial empire on the northern coast of Africa.” Carthage was first known as the

Introduction According to Mark, (2011), Carthage was founded by the Phoenician Queen Dido, around 813 B.C.E., and was initially a small trading stop along the Mediterranean coast used by Phoenician traders to repair their ships and replenish their supplies as they continued along the coastline (Mark, 2011). The city of Rome began as a series of shepherd and farmer settlements by the Latin peoples on the Palatine Hills (Morey, n.d.). From these humble beginnings, each city would come to dominate

Carthage was the first real foreign power Rome would come across outside of Italy, its origins from a Tyre colony to the capital of the great commercial empire in northern Africa (Morey, 1901) are lost to the ravages of time. The journey discussed below will be the similarities with Rome in its rise to power, and how Rome was able to become a force of the Sea as well as on land. Body Rome and Carthage shared many aspects when the two first clash. Carthage had two chief magistrates referred