the romans were initially interested in expansion via sicily (which at that time was a cultural melting pot), part of which lay under carthaginian control. at the start of the first punic war (264-241 bc), carthage was the dominant power of the western mediterranean, with an extensive maritime empire
Which of the following was an effect of allied defeats and high casualty rates on the eastern front? the united states issued the fourteen points. russia entered the war on the allied side. the united states entered the war sooner. russia experienced a revolution and dropped out of the war.