Punic wars
- series of 3 wars
- Rome vs Carthage
- 1st war was over control of Sicily
- 2nd war Hannibal became general of Carthage and he wanted to avenge first defeat
- 3rd war Scipio attacked Carthage and Hannibal retreated and fought black at native city
- Rome defeated Carthage in all 3 of the wars. each war was hard 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 Roe was a dominantforce
- 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 farmer 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 Caesars death
avengers of Caesar
- Octavian, Mark Antony, Lepidus avenge Caesar and became the 2nd triumvirate
- even jealously here, Octavian forced Lepidus to retire his power
- Mark Antony fell in love with Cleopatra
AUGUSTUS-the term given to Octavian meaning "exalted one"
PAX ROMANA-"Roman Peace"
* Research*
Publius Helvius Pertinax
was born August 1st 126 in the town of Alba Pompeia
Helvius is his father
he made the Roman education and erudition better
he became a grammer teacher in Rome
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