264 B.C. - 241 B.C. - Rome and Carthage fought over island of Sicily - was a naval war - Rome was losing because they did not have a good navy - Romans figured out how to board the Carthage ships and fight them there - Romans gained control of Sicily

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1. 264 B.C. - 241 B.C. - Rome and Carthage fought over island of Sicily - was a naval war - Rome was losing because they did not have a good navy - Romans figured out how to board the Carthage ships and fight them there - Romans gained control of Sicily