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Punic Wars
Indiana World History Standards
SS.WH.2.9 2007
Roman Civilization: Describe Roman Republican government and society and trace the changes that culminated in the end of the Republic and the beginning of
the Roman Empire.
SS.WH.2.10 2007
Roman Civilization: Describe Roman achievement in law and technology and explain their impact on various peoples and places in subsequent periods of world
history.
SS.WH.2.11 2007
Roman Civilization: Explain the origins of Christianity, including the lives and teachings of Jesus and Paul, and the relationships of early Christians with officials of
the Roman Empire.
SS.WH.2.12 2007
Roman Civilization: Analyze the causes, conditions and consequences of the spread of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire, including the policies of
Emperor Constantine the Great.
SS.WH.2.13 2007
Roman Civilization: Explain the causes, conditions and consequences of the decline and fall of the western part of the Roman Empire.
Today’s Objectives
- To understand the conditions that lead to the Punic Wars
- To understand course of events during the Punic Wars
- To understand how the Punic Wars led to Roman domination of the Mediterranean World 3
• Civilizations Collide
→ Rome will first conquer the Italian peninsula
…this conquest will bring Rome into contact with Carthage
→ Carthage was located in North Africa and was expanding
into the Mediterranean & Spain
→ Expansion of these two civilizations will lead to conflict for
control of the western Mediterranean
Hannibal crosses the Alps
• War for the Western Mediterranean
→ Punic Wars are fought between 264 BC and 146 BC
…Punic comes for the Latin word for Carthage
…series of 3 wars
→ 1st Punic War: Rome defeats Carthage; treaty devastated
Carthage
→ 2nd Punic War: Treaty from the 1st war causes
the 2nd; Roman victory comes at a great cost as Carthage
nearly defeats Rome under the leadership of Hannibal
→ 3rd Punic War: Rome completely destroys Carthage;
survivors are sold into slavery; salt is poured into the ground
to ensure nothing would grow there again
• Ruling the Mediterranean
Battles BC: Hannibal
→ Defeat of Carthage begins a commitment to imperialism
…begins a chain reaction that see Rome dominate
the Mediterranean world
…included the Hellenistic rulers who divided Alexander’s
empire
Roman Legions
Essential Question
Summarize the Punic Wars
Target Questions
• What started the Punic Wars?
• What was Hannibal’s role in the Punic Wars?
• How did the Punic Wars change Rome?
Required Reading Question(s)
1) What challenges did Rome face while building an empire
around the Mediterranean Sea?