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    The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC over control of the Mediterranean. The wars began as a dispute over influence in Sicily and saw Rome emerge as the dominant military power in the region after defeating the Carthaginian navy. The Roman victories gave it preeminence in the Mediterranean for centuries and ended Carthage's status as the leading power in the western sea.

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    The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC over control of the Mediterranean. The wars began as a dispute over influence in Sicily and saw Rome emerge as the dominant military power in the region after defeating the Carthaginian navy. The Roman victories gave it preeminence in the Mediterranean for centuries and ended Carthage's status as the leading power in the western sea.

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    Punic Wars

    The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthagefrom 264 B.C to 146 B.C. At the time, they were probably the largest wars that had ever taken place. The term Punic comes from the Latin word Punicus (or Poenicus), meaning "Carthaginian", with reference to the Carthaginians' Phoenician ancestry. The main cause of the Punic Wars was the conflict of interests between the existing Carthaginian Empire and the expanding Roman Republic. The Romans were initially interested in expansion via Sicily (which at that time was a cultural melting pot), part of which lay under Carthaginian control. At the start of the first Punic War, Carthage was the dominant power of the Western Mediterranean, with an extensive maritime empire, while Rome was the rapidly ascending power in Italy, but lacked the naval power of Carthage. The Roman victories over Carthage in these wars gave Rome a preeminent status it would retain until the 5th century AD.

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