What is meant by the description of Carthage as a commercial "empire"?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER:
Carthaginian foreign policy and expansion were based on economic interests rather than on the desire for territorial acquisition and direct rule over other peoples. As control of sea lanes and access to goods and markets were Carthage's primary objectives, it maintained a very powerful navy. (Its land-based military forces were composed mostly of foreign mercenaries.) Merchant vessels from other nations were prevented from operating independently within the Carthaginian sphere, and treaties with Carthage reflected recognition of the Carthaginian maritime monopoly.
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