 
 <prompt> Wetin be di Punic War wey happun between 264 to 241 BC for di Western Mediterranean region? Based on di last question, write small tori wey get di answer. E fit be 1 - 20 sentences. Context: <response>: Dis growing coalition wey dey expand di potential enemies wey Rome fit face, e dey bring Rome closer to confrontation with major powers. Di result na say dem dey find more alliance, both from di Roman confederacy and city-states wey dey find membership (and protection) inside dat confederacy. Even though some exceptions dey (like military rule of Sicily after di First Punic War), e no reach until after di Second Punic War before these alliances begin dey harden into something wey resemble empire, at least for some places. Dis change mainly happen for parts of di west, like di southern Italian towns wey support Hannibal. 