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The Punic Wars
The Punic Wars
• 1.
Rome comes into conflict with the North
African city of Carthage which was once a
Phoenician colony.
• 2.
Fights series of three wars called the Punic
Wars.
The First Punic War
The First Punic War
• 3.
Rome builds up a huge navy and
attacks Carthage by sea.
• 4.
Used “boarding bridges” which
allowed the Romans a way to quickly
board the enemy’s ships.
• 5.
War lasts until 241 B.C.- Carthage
surrenders and gives up Sicily
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2nd Punic Wars
Q. Was Hannibal a
A.cannibal?
No, he was not. Although Hannibal
did tell his soldiers to eat their fallen
comrades if the food supply was spent,
there is no record of his own
cannibalism.
Hannibal of Carthage
"We will either find a way, or make one."
6. One of world’s greatest
commanders of all time,
known as the “father of
strategy”
•
• 7. It is said that he taught
the Romans, who claimed to
be fierce descendants of
Mars, the meaning of fear.
A common saying among Romans: "Hannibal ad portas"
(“Hannibal is at the Gates!”) to express their fear or anxiety
The Second Punic Wars
• 8.Carthage
The Second Punic War begins in 218 B.C.was led by Hannibal.
• 9.elephants
Hannibal marches army over the Alps with
to attack Italy.
• 10.
Tries to defeat the Romans by destroying
the countryside and winning away Rome’s allies.
The Second Punic Wars
• Hannibal used a technique called the "Pincer
Strategy". The pic above displays exactly how
this strategy was implemented. It involved
dividing one's force into two groups and
attacking one's foe from both sides. This
strategy was key in Hannibal's victories.
The Second Punic Wars
• 11. Hannibal defeats the Romans at
Cannae in 216 B.C.
• 12. After the defeat, the Romans
vowed
to
conquer
the
enemy
or
die
on
Once more, Carthage had to pay a
the field of battle.
huge sum of money and lost teh
• 13. Romans
turn the
table by attacking
Spanish
colonies
city of Carthage under Scipio in 202
B.C. and defeats Hannibal at the Battle
of Zama.
The Second Punic Wars
• 15. Carthage gives
up navy and loses
Spain.
• 16. Rome now
controls the western
Mediterranean.
The Third Punic Wars
• 17. The Third Punic War begins in 149 B.C.
• 18. Carthage began to rebuild and Rome became
suspicious.
• 19. Destroys Carthage in 146 B.C.
• 20. Also had attacked Macedonia which was an
ally of Carthage in the Second Punic War- defeats
them in 197 B.C.
• 21. By 133 B.C. Rome took control of most of
Greece and was the supreme power in the
Mediterranean.
The Problems of Expansion
• 1.
Larger area to govern- Senate gains
control of the army and foreign policy.
• 2.
• 3.
Nobles gained more power.
New territories called provinces run
by a Roman governor- people are not
Roman citizens.
The Problems of Expansion
• 4.
Wars caused destruction of
farmlands in Italy.
• 5.
Farmers gave up their land and
food had to be imported.
• 6.
Moved to cities and went on Roman
welfare.
The Problems of Expansion
• 7.
Trade increases and creates a new
class of wealthy businessmen and
landowners called equites.
• 8.
The gap between rich and poor
continued to grow.
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