Which best describes why rome went to war with carthage? a. carthage had attacked many settlements on the italian peninsula b. both rome and carthage wanted to expand their empires in to india c. carthage had became allied with the etruscans d. rome was concerned that carthage wanted to extend its empire into italy

The correct answer for the given question above would be option D. The statement that best describes why Rome went to war with Carthage is because, Rome was concerned that Carthage wanted to extend its empire into Italy. Carthage and Rome had a bitter rivalry and had been in three major wars for control of the Western Mediterranean.