Why The Romans Won The Punic Wars?
The first Punic War began in 264 B.C. and was fought between Carthage and Rome jostling to control Sicily because of its prime trade location, resulting in a Roman victory. The second Punic War was also won by Rome and was fought in Spain because of the incredible hatred Carthaginian general Hannibal had for Rome. The third and final Punic War ended in 146 B.C. when Rome destroyed Carthage. Although the Romans were lucky that Hannibal let many opportunities to attack them slip by, the Romans won the Punic Wars because of their creative battle strategies, strong Roman leadership, and the ingenious idea of the Fabian policy.
The Romans not only had good morals, for example having honor on the battle field, but also very good war tactics. The Carthaginian Empire had a very large and powerful navy while the Roman Empire had no experience fighting on the seas. Despite their inexperience, they quickly built ships and sailed off to meet Hannibal’s navy. Lacking knowledge of fighting on water, the Romans devised a strategy to turn sea fighting into land fighting. They used grappling hooks to bring the enemy’s ships to a stop and then crossed the gang plank onto the other ship using hand-to-hand combat. This idea turned the tides of the sea battles, and …show more content…
Throughout the three Punic Wars, both sides fought with extreme bravery and commitment, but the skills and morals of the Roman army resulted in their triumph. Through strong leaders like Scipio Africanus and Fabius Maximus, as well as brilliant ideas like fighting land battles at sea and the Fabian Policy, Rome destroyed the Carthaginian army and defeated the mighty general Hannibal. Although the Romans were lucky that Hannibal neglected many opportunities to attack, the result of the Roman conquest was clearly not just luck. The Roman efforts prevailed and achieved them a well earned
The Romans not only had good morals, for example having honor on the battle field, but also very good war tactics. The Carthaginian Empire had a very large and powerful navy while the Roman Empire had no experience fighting on the seas. Despite their inexperience, they quickly built ships and sailed off to meet Hannibal’s navy. Lacking knowledge of fighting on water, the Romans devised a strategy to turn sea fighting into land fighting. They used grappling hooks to bring the enemy’s ships to a stop and then crossed the gang plank onto the other ship using hand-to-hand combat. This idea turned the tides of the sea battles, and …show more content…
Throughout the three Punic Wars, both sides fought with extreme bravery and commitment, but the skills and morals of the Roman army resulted in their triumph. Through strong leaders like Scipio Africanus and Fabius Maximus, as well as brilliant ideas like fighting land battles at sea and the Fabian Policy, Rome destroyed the Carthaginian army and defeated the mighty general Hannibal. Although the Romans were lucky that Hannibal neglected many opportunities to attack, the result of the Roman conquest was clearly not just luck. The Roman efforts prevailed and achieved them a well earned