HISPANIA
There was a great deal of trade between the Local Spanish population and both the Greeks and Phonecians starting in the 7th century BC. By the 5th century BC most of the trade in the region had come under the control of Carthage and, following the second Punic war, that trade passed to Roman control.
SICILY
In 480 BC Sicily was invaded by the Carthaginians. The Sicilian cities rose to the occasion, but Syracuse was the decisive factor in defeating them. This made Syracuse the most important and powerful of the Sicilian cities.
ITALY
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