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Why really caused the Punic wars? It doesn't seem like Carthage wanted to expand like Rome did and were content with their trading empire, and they even had (commercial) alliances with Rome. Was there some insult or betrayal that sparked this century-long conflict/tension?

by /u/lgmdnss in /r/AskHistorians

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