First Punic War Summary. The conflict, which lasted until 241 s.c., was the first of three wars that came to be known as the punic wars. The romans took over the carthaginian mantle as the rulers of the seas and so, if carthage were to.

Situated on the narrow straight the separates sicily from italy, messana controlled commerce and communications between. The war ended with a roman They obliged and sent in a carthaginian garrison.