Year 264 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caudex and Flaccus (or, less frequently, year 490 Ab urbe condita).

The First Punic War (264–241 BC) was the first of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage, the two main powers of the western Mediterranean in the early 3rd century BC. For 23 years, in the longest continuous conflict and greatest naval war of antiquity, the two powers struggled for supremacy.

Mar 18, 2025 · Ancient Rome - Republic, Senate, Patricians: Rome’s rapidly expanding sphere of hegemony brought it almost immediately into conflict with non-Italian powers. In the south, the main opponent was Carthage.

The Punic Wars were a series of wars between 264 and 146 BC fought between the Roman Republic and the Carthaginian Empire. Three wars took place, on both land and sea, across the western Mediterranean region and involved a total of forty-three years of warfare.

Mar 24, 2025 · Punic Wars, (264–146 bce), a series of three wars between the Roman Republic and the Carthaginian (Punic) empire, resulting in the destruction of Carthage, the enslavement of its population, and Roman hegemony over the western Mediterranean.

Apr 7, 2023 · In ancient Rome, the period from 264 to 146 BC is known as the Punic Wars. This was a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage, a major center of trade and commerce located in present-day Tunisia.

When the Carthaginians began to attack the Greek cities in eastern Sicily, the Sicilian Greeks appealed to Rome. So the Romans launched the First Punic (from the Latin word for Phoenician) War (264-241 B.C.). The Romans won that war by building their first major fleet and defeating the Carthaginians at sea.

This work examines the rise of Rome from its origins to 264 BC, focusing on the socio-political and military developments that shaped its early expansion. It analyzes key events and figures that contributed to Rome's emergence as a dominant power in the Mediterranean, emphasizing the interactions with surrounding cultures and states ...

Jan 31, 2016 · First Punic War 264 BC. Roman armies were transferred to Sicily in 264 BC and they conquered Messana. They first destroyed Carthaginians (Punic) and then they besieged Syracusans and in that way they defeated them. Because of these actions, many Greek cities moved on their side.

Historical Map of Rome's Expansion 264 BC - AD 180. Illustrating: Territorial Expansion of Rome. Insets: Plan of Carthage. Vicinity of Rome. Plan of Alexandria. - Roman territory at the beginning of the First Punic War (264 BC) - Acquired as a result of the First Punic War (238 BC)