Roman side
Comprehensively analyzing extant of Greek and Latin sources, Eucken concludes: provokers of the war were both sides. It means that both sides wanted war. This statement confirmed I.Kertes’s thinking that in war wasn’t guilty only one side. Now, using all collected information about Rome above we will investigate all possible causes and benefits from war to Rome.7
To easier analyzing let us see all changes happened in Rome after Punic War. Rome became stronger in the Mediterranean. How it won’t be strangely not all forecast of Rome were take shape on real. In the Roman internal life appeared several problems. Trade and monetary expansion led to the emergence of a new class - the riders. They were fighting for the strengthening of their political rights.8 It means that Rome became richer, if it is some new groups of aristocracy.
Analyzing contracts between Rome and Carthage, French historian-Sh. A. Julienne his book "History of North Africa" made reasonable conclusion: "Rome didn’t declare war, but made it inevitable. Under the pretext of possible Carthaginians attack on Italy, it began a preventive war, which protects its military and political imperialism". 9Monsieur Julienne was right by opinion of Revyako. We should confirm this statement.
Rome was imperial state, where were new groups of aristocracy. Each group will be needed in new money. It means that Roman Empire will be needed in land annexing. Rome wanted expansion of the territory. Rome took shape on real its dream by annexing of Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia. ‘Preventive’ war was begun because of first step needing. One of them should begin war. They were both empire and war between them was expected. So, we understood that Rome was empire with simple goals in war. Rome was interested in protection of empire building. Roman ideology and construction of empire should be with protection and care. Of course war was because of possessions and taking rich, but for young Rome it was just protection. Only then it outgrew into pursuit of richness.
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Conclusion
Appeal of scientists from different countries to the Punic Wars made some deposit in investigation. Aspects above of the struggle between Rome and Carthage do not exhaust depth and scope of history on this subject. Rome and Cartage, youth and old. Two empires with no agreement between them. Economic causes of the Punic War. Cartage was rich and old empire on the Northern Africa. Its neighbor, Rome was developing and young state on the territory of the modern Italy. I found and analyzed several possible causes of war. Firstly, Cartage like empire was needed in new good, materials colonies. Cartage was trade state, because of it several satirical points, land are needed to Cartage. They will strong reliance to economy of Cartage. At the same time Roman government was thinking about future .Future were Rome is the biggest empire in whole European landmass or maybe in whole history. Rome was quite different player in our story. It wasn’t empire before war, but became after. It means that in war main purpose will be: protection of empire building, elimination of competitors. It was war between beginner and old. Here is strange question appear: if Rome won in this war and began great empire, what was secret and success of Romans. How they were saving their empire during several centuries, when other empires couldn’t live more than few centuries? This is strange and not fully investigated evidence in world history.
1Source log number 4 (UNRV.com, First Punic War, Updated: 6 June, 2012, [accessed 7 February, 2013] http://www.unrv.com/empire/first-punic-war.php)
2 Cf. The book ~“Ancient World [originally in Russian]”
3 Source log number 4 (UNRV.com, First Punic War, Updated: 6 June, 2012, [accessed 7 February, 2013] http://www.unrv.com/empire/first-punic-war.php)
4 Source log number 7: ( Salim George Khalaf, Phoenician Encyclopedia, Economy of the Punic Phoenician Empire, updated: 2013. [accessed 6 April, 2013]. phoenicia.org/puniceconomy.html)
5 Source log number 8: (K.A.Revyako, “The Punic Wars”, Minsk, publisher:”Университетское”, 1988. http://www.e-reading-lib.org/djvureader.php/136046/3/Revyako_-_Punicheskie_voiiny.html [accessed:26April, 2013])
6 Source log number 5: (Rollin, Charles, Ancient Carthage, Complete history of ancient, http://history-world.org/hannibal.htm , updated 2013 [accessed 31 march, 2013])
7 Source log number 8: (K.A.Revyako, “The Punic Wars”, Minsk, publisher:”Университетское”, 1988. http://www.e-reading-lib.org/djvureader.php/136046/3/Revyako_-_Punicheskie_voiiny.html [accessed:26April, 2013])
8 “Big Soviet Encyclopedia”, Moscow, publisher: “Motherland” “Родина”, 1968. Page number: 589.
9 Source log number 4 (UNRV.com, First Punic War, Updated: 6 June, 2012, [accessed 7 February, 2013] http://www.unrv.com/empire/first-punic-war.php)