Founded in 509 BC, the Roman Republic became a geopolitical power in the Mediterranean by the fourth century. Carthage was a city-state and Phonecian colony that grew into a rival power during the 3rd century in present-day Tunisia.Answer and Explanation: ...
Hispania, in Roman times, region comprising the Iberian Peninsula, now occupied by Portugal and Spain. The origins of the name are disputed. When the Romans took the peninsula from the Carthaginians (206 bce), they divided it into two provinces: Hispania Ulterior (present Andalusia, Extremadura...