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1. Punic Wars

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   First Punic War (264–241 BCE)
   The initial conflict erupted over control of Messana (Messina) in northeastern Sicily. Rome, primarily a land power, was forced to rapidly develop a sophisticated navy to counter Carthaginian sea supremacy. This required the infamous adaptation of captured enemy vessels, leading to the development of the corvus, a boarding bridge intended to negate the tactical advantage of [Carthaginian maneuvering](/…