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Chapter 8 Section 2 Began in 264 B.C. when both Carthage and Rome wanted to control the island of Sicily. The Romans sent an army to Sicily to prevent a Carthaginian takeover. The Carthaginian’s were determined to stop the invasion. The Romans quickly built a large fleet of ships and went to war at sea. The war was more than 20 years. In 241 B.C. Rome crushed the navy of the coast of Sicily. VICTORY Carthage expanded its empire into southern Spain, due to the loss of Sicily. Roman leaders were unhappy so they helped people living in Spain rebel against Carthage. Carthage sent its greatest general Hannibal to attack in 218 B.C. Hannibal took his army of about 46,000 men and landed his forces in Spain and then marched east to attack Italy. His forces suffered severe losses and lost almost half of his men. Stay Tuned Romans suffered a severe loss in 216 B.C. at this battle in Southern Italy. Hannibal’s army was outnumbered but it overpowered the Roman force and began raiding much of Italy. A Roman force led by Scipio invaded Carthage in 202 B.C. Hannibal had to return home to defend his people Scipio’s troops defeated the Carthaginians Carthage gave up Spain to Rome Rome now RULED the western Mediterranean. In 146 B.C. Rome finally destroyed its great rival in the Third Punic War. Roman soldier's burned Carthage and enslaved 50, 000 men, women and children. Hannibal Rome successfully battled states in the eastern Mediterranean In 148 B.C. Macedonia came under Roman rule In 146 B.C. rest of Greece became Roman In 129 B.C. Rome gained its first providence in Asia.