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Ch 7 Sec 2 Punic Wars.notebook
November 13, 2012
early roman conflicts
World History
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Ch 7 Sec 2 Punic Wars.notebook
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Today's Agenda:
­ Read and become familiar with the information included in the following presentation (this includes the video links on the last slide)
­ Read and complete the distributed DBQ about Hannibal
­ Respond to the following question in writing on the corresponding Quia survey on your class page: "Based upon the expansion of Rome and Carthage's attempt to expand, does it produce more harm than good for the parties involved?"
­ In­class/Homework Assignment= Write a ONE PAGE speech as Hannibal to his men regarding their approaching invasion of Roman territory
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rome versus the gauls
• 390 B.C.= Gauls (from Po River valley) sacked Rome and left it in ruins
• Rome had to pay them to leave
• After Rome’s quick recovery, they built their walls stronger than before
• Rome spanned over 1,000 acres; largest in Italy
• Rome wouldn’t be taken for another 800 years 3
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rome versus the greeks
• Greek colonies in southern Italy saw Rome growing and became worried
• General Pyrrhus of Western Greece would come to the aid of the colonies with 20,000 soldiers
• Pyrrhus push the Roman army back, but with great cost (time after time)
• 275 B.C.= Roman army pushed Pyrrhus and his troops back to Greece
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roman and their conquered people
• Latins
• Full citizens (ex: mayy Romans, vote in assemblies, and appeal for justice in a Roman court)
• Farther from Rome
• Half citizens= had all other rights, but voting
• Allies of Rome= gave troops; only treaties with Rome; could govern themselves
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rome versus carthage:
the punic wars
• Rome and Carthage were the two largest trading powers in the Mediterranean • 264 B.C.= War over Sicily and the western Mediterranean
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the two sides
Rome
­ No navy in the beginning
Carthage
­ 3X the population of Rome
­ Could call on 500,000 ­ Navy of 500 ships
troops from conquests
­ Wealthy ﴾1 million ­ Citizens were more pounds of gold collected loyal than mercenaries
each year﴿
­ Warfare was a specialty
­ Employed mercenaries
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the first punic war
• **Carthaginian shipwreck gave Rome a design for a navy • Modification= long gangplank (will explain)
• Advantage in beginning naval battles, but Carthage had wins of its own
• 23­year war ending in 241 B.C. with Rome winning
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the second punic war
• Peace from 241 B.C. to 218 B.C.
• Enter Hannibal • Great general from Spain who was brought up hating Rome
• 218 B.C.= Hannibal led 50,000 infantry, 9,000 cavalry, and 60 elephants over the Alps
• Problems depleted half of his forces
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hannibal crossing the alps
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the second punic war continued
• Rome’s army was crushed by Hannibal
• Rome’s larger second army was crushed
• 216 B.C.= Rome’s 3rd army of 86,000 met Hannibal’s 50,000 at Cannae
• Rome’s army was drawn into a trap and Hannibal won again
• For 13 years, Hannibal stayed around Rome, but never got in
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the battle of zama
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the second punic war continued
• Rome finally had a general equal to Hannibal….Scipio!!
• Scipio attacked Carthage, forcing Hannibal to rush back
• Hannibal was terribly beaten at the Battle of Zama in 202 B.C.
• **Hannibal governed for the next seven years, but killed himself to not be captured by Rome
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the aftermath
• Rome’s victory meant their influence on Western Civilization, not Carthage’s
• Scipio was named Africanus (conqueror of Africa)
• Carthage was allowed to keep its lands only in northern Africa
• Perhaps this is the end of conflicts between Rome and Carthage?.....
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link to interactive map of punic wars
• http://i­cias.com/e.o/atlas/h­
punic_wars.htm the greatest heroes in history-hannibal
• Part I
• Part II
• Part III
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http://youtu.be/MwCRP32X3gY
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http://youtu.be/bghkWs94ETc
http://youtu.be/awOCQYs7Kqw
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