Comparing Rome's Republic And Punic Wars

According to Morey, W. C. (1901), Carthage had a greater power, prestige, and influential navy, but Rome had a more efficient army. He also stated that Carthage had more extremely intelligent leaders, while Rome had a more immovable body of citizens. The main strength of Carthage had sufficiently rested in her wealth and commercial resources. On the other hand, Rome rely upon the character of her people and her well-organized political system. The notably large in size of the Carthaginians was shown in their successes, while the great multitudes of the Romans were most fully displayed in the dark hours of destruction and trial. However, their societies were officially controlled by two very different models. The Roman Republic was a form of representative government that was derived from an intellectual ancestor from the Greeks' experiments in democracy. Carthage, on the other hand, while technically a republic, is better described as a mercantile oligarchy. In structure, it is probably best compared
Prior to the Punic Wars, Rome was almost an exclusively land-based military. Their army was also made up of mostly citizen who enters into military service voluntarily who were well-trained to fight closely united. Carthage's military system was more well-balanced to such extent as its navy was the greatest of its time. In some respects, given that Carthage was a business of buying and selling products to earn money power, having a powerful navy was a requirement. But Carthaginian ships were also the standard of the world at the time. In contrast to the volunteer-based armies of Rome, Carthage's army was almost entirely comprised of mercenaries. Being a commercial empire, Carthage could draw its troops from across the Mediterranean, including Iberia (Spain) and North Africa. Although, as evidenced by the campaigns of Hannibal, Carthage's army was a more than capable force, it had its