punic wars
- series of 3 wars
- rome vs carthage
- 1st war was over contoll of sicily
- 2nd war when hannibal became general of carthage and wanted to avenge first defeat. attempted a sneak attack through the alps to attack rome
- 3 war- scipio attacked carthage and hannibal retreated and fought back at the native city
post war
- rome defeated carthage in all 3 wars
- wars 1 and 2 rome was on defensive, agressor in last war
- key players
- hannibal (carthage)
- scipio (rome)
- cincinnatus (rome)
lasting effects
- showed civilizations in mediterranean that rome was a dominant force
- by 70 bc, rome had conquered a lot of land around mediterranean coast
roman republic
- shortly after victories in punic wars, quick expansion began to hurt empire
- land was going to large estates and small farmers were not making any money
- one of reasons leading to civil war
julius caesar
- debate info
- another civil war broke out because of caesars death
caesars avengers
- octavian, mark antony, lepidus avenged caesar and became 2nd triumverate
- jealousy in triumverate, octavian forced lepidus to retire his power
- antony fell in love with cleopatra and followed her to egypt
- left octavian as sole leader
agustus
- term given to octavian meaning exalted one
- rome was at peak of its power throughout augustus rule
- pax romana- roman peace
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slavery
- played an important role in society and the economy
- slaves performed many domestic services
- might be employed at highly skilled jobs and professions
- unskilled slaves, or those condemned to slavery as punishment, worked on farms, in mines, and at mills
- military brough back captives of war as slaves
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