Carthage Vs Rome Research Paper

Carthage vs. Rome Carthage and Rome are very similar in some ways, the origin of both of them are almost lost in the clouds of tradition. Rome and Carthage were both had big ambitions, they wanted to conquer more countries and expand their dominion, to be supreme in Mediterranean. The origin of Cartage was lost, all we knew is that Phoenicians from Tyre settled there, and the territory was acquired from native Africa. The governments in Cartage and Rome were similar outwardly. There were two magistrates in Cartage as two consuls in Rome. There was a council, consisted of elders in Cartage, comparing to senate in Roma. They both had an assembly. Though the appearance was the same, but actually the spirit was very different. In Rome, the power was controlled by their citizens, but in Cartage it was controlled by a small group of wealthy people. So citizens were more loyal to their country, but the
The direct cause was the contest between Campanian soldiers and Syracuse. At last Roma defeated Carthage and captured Messana. Then Roma continually conquered several cities. Romans can achieve these successes, because they had a great army, but they didn’t have a naval like Carthage in the sea. Carthage used this advantage to ravage the coast cities which were once controlled by her, and gradually Romans understood that if they wanted to overcome Carthage, they must had a great fleet like their army. So, they started to build their own big fleet, they used the Carthaginian vessel as a model to build their own vessels, and at the same time, they trained their soldiers to sailors on the shore where they built banks. At a very short time they organized a big fleet. Moreover, to use the advantage of their soldiers in hand-to- hand encounter, they provided their ships with drawbridges. Then Romans defeated Carthaginians in the sea and became a naval