264 a.C. Lo spazio conteso tra Roma e Cartagine

Abstract

Separated by an arm of the sea but brought closer by intense diplomatic relations, Rome, the city made up of a heterogeneous mix of peoples, and Carthage, founded by the Phoenicians, found themselves facing each other on the Strait of Messina. What was at stake was dominance over Sicily. The article traces the stages of the conquest of the island from 264 BC to 210 BC.