was formed as an agricultural society in which commoners were forced to work the land and produce food. This society dedicated resources to create tools to win battles.

its actually Sparta! i highlighted the question and the answer.

Explanation:

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