Punic wars
- series of 3 wars
- Rome vs Carthage
- 1st war was over control of sicily
- 2nd war when hannibal became general of carthage and he wanted to avenge the first defeat hannibal 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.
P.W.
- Rome defeated carthage in all 3 wars. each war was harder for the Romans to win though
- War 1-2 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 B.C. 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 up to a civil war.
Julius Caesar
- Debate information
- another civil war broke out because of Caesar's death.
Avengers of Caesars
- Octavian, mark antony, and 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 A.D.
Pax Romana- Roman Peace
research
-Hannibal crossing the Alps-
Agricultural
trade
Gladiator games
slavery
emperors after augustus
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