<P> The First Punic War ( 264 to 241 BC ) was the first of three wars fought between Ancient Carthage and the Roman Republic , the two great powers of the Western Mediterranean . For 23 years , in the longest continuous conflict and greatest naval war of ancient times , the two powers struggled for supremacy , primarily on the Mediterranean island of Sicily and its surrounding waters , and also in North Africa . </P>
<P> The First Punic War ( 264 to 241 BC ) was the first of three wars fought between Ancient Carthage and the Roman Republic , the two great powers of the Western Mediterranean . For 23 years , in the longest continuous conflict and greatest naval war of ancient times , the two powers struggled for supremacy , primarily on the Mediterranean island of Sicily and its surrounding waters , and also in North Africa . </P>
who were the participants of the punic wars
who were the participants of the punic wars
Ancient Carthage Roman Republic
Ancient Carthage Roman Republic