What Resulted from the First Punic War

question 41

Multiple Choice

What resulted from the First Punic War?

• A)The Carthaginians were forced to withdraw from Spain.
• B)The Carthaginians were forced to withdraw from Sicily and pay an indemnity to Rome.
• C)Sicily gained its independence from both Rome and Carthage.
• D)Rome was forced to relinquish its Mediterranean claims.
• E)Pyrrhus invaded Italy.

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