Punic Wars
- 3 wars
- Rome vs Carthagw
- 1st war- was over control of sicily
- 2nd war- when Hannibal become general
- 3rd- Scipio attacked Carthage
P.W
- Rome defeated Carthage in all 3 wars. Each one 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 civilzation in the Mediterranean that Rome was a dominantforce
- by 70 B.C. Rome had conquered a lot of land arounf 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 lost jobs.
- One of the reasons leading to WWI.
Avengers of Caesar
- Octavian, Mark Antony, Lepidus avenges Caesar and became the 2nd triumvirate.
- Even jealousy here, Octavian forces Lepidus to retire his power.
- Mark Antony fell in love with Cleopatra and followed her to Egypt.
- Which, leaving Octavian to be the sole leader
Augustus
- The tarm given to Octavain meaning "exalted one".
- Rome was the peak of its oiwer and at peace throughtout Augustus's Rule and even to 180 A.D
- Pax Romana- "Roman Peace."
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