How did the Dutch attempt to hold on to power following the war?

which question?

explanation:

which question r u talking about?

the romans were initially interested in expansion via sicily (which at that time was a cultural melting pot), part of which lay under carthaginian control. at the start of the first punic war (264-241 bc), carthage was the dominant power of the western mediterranean, with an extensive maritime empire

i'm pretty sure it would be, the mediterranean sea.