CLA160H1 Lecture 11: Lecture 11 - Roman Overseas Expansion
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Carthage founded by the phoenicia; its colony. It controls a maritime empire; strong naval army: carthage had developed and it dominated all the phoenician cities in africa, does not give out citizenship like rome, known for its trading business and rich agricultural lands. Interested in sicily, south italy, corsica, and sardinia. Rome vs. carthage: interests in southern italy and syracuse begins to overlap. Mamertines from campania were mercenaries who had been hired by pyrrhus to help with his campaigns in the southern part of italy. The mamertines take over messana and the syracusans attacked them because they took over this strategic part of sicily. Neither faction won out, they were still arguing over whom to ask for help when the. Carthaginians made the decision for them and simply asserted themselves and took over. Carthage"s take over of messana from the mamertines made them nervous, and provoked war.
