What Triggered the First Punic War Between Rome and Carthage

question 61

Multiple Choice

What triggered the First Punic War between Rome and Carthage?

• A) A dispute over Sicily, where Rome wished to prevent Carthaginian troops from being too close to Roman territory
• B) The march of Hannibal over the Alps and into the heart of Italy
• C) A dispute over the establishment of Roman trading outposts in North Africa, which had historically been part of the Carthaginian sphere of influence
• D) Roman outrage at Carthaginian practices of child sacrifice

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