Punic Wars
- series of three wars
- rome vs carthage
- 1st war was over control of Sicily
- 2nd war- when Hannibal became general of carthage and he wanted to avenge his first defeat. hannival attempted a sneak attack through the alps to attack and capture rome
- 3rd war- Scipio attacked carthage and hannibal retreated and fought back at native city
- Rome defeated carthage in all three wars. each war was harder for the romans to win
- wars 1 and 2, rome was on the defensive. aggressor in the last war
- key players- Hannibal (C), Scipio (R) Cincinnatus (R)
lasting effects
- showed the civilizations in the mediterranean that rome was a dominant force
- by 70 BC, rome had conquered a lot of land around the mediterranean coast
Roman Republic
- shortly after their victories in the punic wars the quick and rapid expansion began to hurt the empire
- the land was going to large estate and the small farmers were not making any money and were out of jobs
- one of the reasons leading to a civil war
Julius Caesar
- debate information
- another civil war broke out because of Caesar's death
Avengers of Caesar
- Octavian, Mark Antony, Lepidus avenged Caesar and became the 2nd triumvirate
- even jealousy here, Octavian forced lepidus to retire his power
- mark antony fell in love with cleopatra and followed her to egypt
- leaving octavian to be the sole leader
Augustus
- the term given to octavian meaning "exalted one"
- rome was at the peak of its power and at peace throughout Augustus's rule and even to 180 AD
- Pax Romana- Roman Peace
Research
- hannibal crossing the alps
- agricultural
- trade
- gladiator games
- slavery
- emperors after augustus
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