Answer:
The cause was because Rome interfered in a dispute on the Carthaginian-controlled island of Sicily.
Key Events:
The Start of the First Punic War. 264 BC.
Battle of Mylae. 260 BC.
Rome Builds Navy Fleet. 260 BC.
Romans Lose at Drepana. 249 BC.
Roman Victory in Aegates Islands Leads to End of the First Punic War. 241 BC.
Hamilcar Barca Arrives in Spain. 237 BC.
Hannibal Crosses the Alps. 218 BC.
The Start of the Second Punic War. 218 BC.
The result: Rome won the first Punic War when Carthage agreed to terms in 241 BC, in doing so, Rome became the dominant navy in the Mediterranean Sea
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