Fill in the Blanks 3 P WarsOnline version Persian, Peloponnesian, or Punic War by Hope Hill 1 Punic Punic Punic Peloponnesian Persian Punic Persian Peloponnesian Persian Punic Hannibal brought elephants over the Alps to invade Rome in the Wars . In the War , Athens and Sparta united to fight off an outside power . Senator Cato demanded Carthage be destroyed in the Wars . Greece was weakened and eventually taken over after the War . Rome gained control over the Mediterranean Sea trade as a result of the Wars . Salamis , Marathon , and Thermopylae were battles in the War . The and Wars involved Greece , while the Wars involved Rome . The War started over competition for trade between Rome and Carthage .