Punic Wars
- Series of 3 wars
- Rome vs Carthage
- 1st wat was over controlf of Sicily
- 2nd war when Hannibal became general Carthage and he watned to avenge first defeat. Hannibal attempted a sneak attack through the apos to attack and capture Rome
- 3rd war-Scipio attacked Carthage and Hannibal retreated and fought back at native city.
- Rome defeated Carthage in all 3 wars .Each war has harder for Rome to win though
- War 1-3, Rome was on the defensive. Agressor on the last war.
- Key players- Hannibal, Scipio, Cincinnatus
Lasting effefcts
- Showed the civilizations in the Mediterranean that Rome was dominant force
- By 70 B.C Rome had conqured 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 wer out of jobs
- One of the reason leading to a civil war
Julius Caesar
- Debate infomation
- An other Civil war broke out because of the Death of Caesar
Avengers of Caesar
- Octavian, Mark Anthony, Lepidus avenge Caesar and became the 2nd Triumvirate
- Even Jealousy here, Octavian forced Lepidus to retire his power
- Mark Anthony fell in love with Cleopatra and followed her to Egypt
- Leaving Octavian to be the sole leader
Augustus
- The term give to Octavian meaning the Exalted one
- Rome waas at the peak of its power and at Peace through Augustus Rule and even to 180 A.D
- Pax Romana- Roman peace
Research. Gladiator games
Gladiatorial games (called munera since they were originally “duties”
paid to dead ancestors) They lost their connection with the
funerals of individuals and became an important part of the public spectacles
staged by politicians and emperors.
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