HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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Select all the correct answers. Where did Rome expand to after winning the Punic Wars?
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North Africa
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Spain
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Sicily
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Greece
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -After the Punic Wars, Rome undertook to rule newly acquired territories directly as subject provinces. In 241 Sicily became Rome’s first province, followed by Sardinia-Corsica in 238, and Spain, divided into two provinces, in 197.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Romans gradually conquered the Italian peninsula (see Etruscan), extended their dominion over the entire Mediterranean basin (see Punic Wars), and expanded their empire into continental Europe. Under Pompey the Great and Julius Caesar, Rome’s influence was extended over Syria, Jerusalem, Cyprus, and Gaul.
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