HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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The Punic Wars fought between Rome and Carthage were mainly about which issue?
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The people of Carthage attacking Roman outposts
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The Romans desire to expand to North Africa
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A dispute over access to the East
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* Rome wanted to control the entire Mediterranean Sea
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The immediate cause of the war was the issue of control of the independent Sicilian city state of Messana (modern Messina). In 264 BC Carthage and Rome went to war, starting the First Punic War.
Detailed explanation-2: -First Punic War (264-241 B.C.) By 275 B.C. Rome had brought all of what is now Italy under its control. Its next goal was to prevent any threat from nearby islands, especially Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily. The first war was brought on by a clash between Roman and Carthaginian forces over the city of Messina, Sicily.
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