What Was the Central Issue in the First Punic War

question 61

Multiple Choice

What was the central issue in the First Punic War?

• A)The control of Rome by Carthage.
• B)To destroy the capital of Carthage as an economic center in the Mediterranean.
• C)The Roman general Scipio's desire to gain power in the republican government.
• D)Rome's hope to destroy the Carthaginian navy as a threat to its mainland.
• E)Rivalry for dominance over Sicily.

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