We did research on the Punic War.
Punic Wars-
- Punic wars- 3 wars between Rome and Carthage.
- Rome won all 3 wars.
- Key Players-
- King Pyrrhus.
- Hamilcar Barca- father of Hannibal.
- Hannibal.
- Scipio Africanus the Elder.
- Scipio Africanus the Younger.
- Livy.
- Cato.
- Sulla.
- Octavian- Caesar’s adopted son.
- Mark Antony- right hand man of Julius Caesar.
- Lucretius.
Hannibal-
- Father died before he was old enough to take command
- Leader of the Carthaginian army
- Led the 2nd war with 3 dozen elephants surprising Rome
- Tactic genius
- Army was made up of different nationalities and obeyed his command
- Conquered the countryside around Rome while waiting for forces
- Reinforcements never came
- Carthage prevented troops from transferring to Hannibal’s aid
- He was killed by Scipio Africanus
What happened because of the Punic Wars
- 1st Punic War: Sicily became Rome’s first oversea province
- 2nd Punic War: Hannibal’s losses ended the Carthage empire in western Mediterranean and leaving Rome in control of Spain
- 3rd Punic War: Carthaginians surrendered and ending an ancient city that has been around for 700 years, Rome reigned supreme over an empire stretching from Atlantic Coast of Spain to border between Asia Minor(now Turkey) and Greece
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