HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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What was the First Punic War fought over?
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The island of Scily
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To recapture Rome
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A war that both sides died
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A war fought over captured Romans
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -First Punic War, also called First Carthaginian War, (264–241 bce) first of three wars between the Roman Republic and the Carthaginian (Punic) empire that resulted in the destruction of Carthage. The First Punic War was fought to establish control over the strategic islands of Corsica and Sicily.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The First Punic War (264–241 bc) was a series of land and sea campaigns fought between the Roman republic and Carthage, primarily for the control of Sicily.
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