The correct answer is C) Following its victories in the Punic Wars, Rome launched a series of wars. Rome´s role in the Mediterranean expanded significantly as a result of those wars.
The statement that best describes Rome's expansion into the Mediterranean region is "following its victories in the Punic Wars, Rome launched a sereis of wars. Rome's role in the Mediterranean expandes significantly as a result of those wars.."
Roman had a powerful army that defeated any of its enemies. The numerical superiority and the well-trained members of the army developed strategies difficult to contend by its enemies. Indeed, Rome defeated Carthage for the third time. The Roman expansion into the Mediterranean occured in the midst of the Republic period, from 264 to 133 BCE.
The other options of the question were, a) Hannibal forced thousands of Romans into slavery after his victory in the second Punic war, b) Octavian took power as provided for in the Twelve Tables and led the miliary campaigns that conquered the Mediterranean, and d) Rome embarked in a military campaign to expand its sphere of influence after defeating Hannibal in the Second Punic war.