The Second Punic War began in 218 B.C. and lasted until a peace treaty was signed between Rome and Carthage in 201 B.C. (Morey‚ 1901). In Rome’s attempts to try and restrain Carthage’s expansion in western Europe they lost tens of thousands of troops to Carthage’s commander‚ Hannibal‚ as he marched from Spain into Italy and then across the Roman territories. This appeared to be the course of the fate of Rome until Hannibal’s reinforcements were kept from reaching him and he was drawn out of Italy
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Third Punic War by Polybius • Historical Figures: o Polybius: Greek historian born in Arcadia c. 200 BCE. He was the son of the Calvary Commander of the Achaean League‚ and a close friend of commander Scipio Aemilianus. Polybius wrote The Histories- a work which describes the rise of the Republic of Rome and its eventual domination of Greece. o Mago Brettius: Gave a speech on the Carthaginians and the errors they made when surrendering o Hamilcar Phameas: Carthagian Calvary Commander o Massanissa:
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The Punic Wars led to the rise of Roman Empire and the decline of the Carthaginian Empire‚ a once advanced and wealthy empire. The three wars led to annihilation of Carthage and resulted in all remaining citizens to be forced into slavery. On the other hand‚ Rome was also able to gain control of both Corsica and Sardinia and eventually become the dominant power in the Mediterranean Region. The first Punic War started when Messana asked for the Romans to aid them in preventing the Carthaginians in
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The first Punic War began in 264 B.C. and was fought between Carthage and Rome jostling to control Sicily because of its prime trade location‚ resulting in a Roman victory. The second Punic War was also won by Rome and was fought in Spain because of the incredible hatred Carthaginian general Hannibal had for Rome. The third and final Punic War ended in 146 B.C. when Rome destroyed Carthage. Although the Romans were lucky that Hannibal let many opportunities to attack them slip by‚ the Romans won
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for Rome Carthage was defeated and its navy surrendered to Rome. There were many battles during this war and Carthage was indeed very brave and strong. It was a close call. A different outcome to any of these battles could have changed history as we know it. Even deeper changes would happen if the bigger battles had different outcomes. The Second Punic War was also called Second Carthaginian War. Rome gained control of Corsica and Sardinian making the Carthaginians pay even a greater indemnity.
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As we discuss the Second Punic war’s outcomes let us briefly point out how it unfolded. Carthage was a growing power. Rome knew this. Rome met them with some rules. The Carthaginians obliged. But the Carthaginians had a new commander which would change that pace of things. His name was Hannibal. Hannibal was destined to be on the offense against Rome‚ and the time had come when Quintus Fabius offered them peace and war‚ of which they chose either and the Second Punic wars broke out. These are the
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launched his brutal campaign to crush the early Roman republic and would ultimately be defeated on the plains of Zama. Despite these individual events being separated by a century‚ Hannibal’s second Punic war against Rome generated the factors necessary for the Republic to professionalize her military. The war brought about massive political discourse‚ social discourse‚ and a more rampant depletion of the overall manpower in Italy than before. This chaos would allow the Gracchi brothers Tiberius and Gaius
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Q1. The First‚ Second‚ Third Punic Wars. (Answer all parts) Discuss the clash between the Romans and the Carthaginians. a. The Punic Wars are considered one of the most important Wars in the entire history of Western Civilization. Why? b. Then I need you to present a War Package. Include: o Causation‚ winners‚ losers? o Why did Rome win and what did it win? o What was the basic cause(s) for the whole war package‚ do YOU think? I need the OVERALL REASON (S) c. In what ways did Rome
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COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES The Power Struggle: Peloponnesian & Punic Wars Professor: Mr. Robert Murphy Student: Thomas More Kim LC Student Number: US547 Course: H 311 World History 1st Semester Paper Cheshire‚ December 16th‚ 2013 I. BEFORE THE WAR A. Antecedent to the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC) During 490-479 BC‚ the Delian League‚ with Athens as their leader‚ fought a desperate war against the world’s strongest power at the time‚ the Persian Empire
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The First Punic War: A Military History. Stanford: Stanford University Press‚ 1996. Great wars are nothing new to the history of any of civilization; they define and change the nations involved in drastic ways. The First Punic War was the single longest war in Roman history; one of‚ if not the greatest naval wars ever fought. It marked the beginning of Roman expansion beyond mainland Italy and set Rome on the path to Empire. J.F. Lazenby’s intent in writing The First Punic War: A Military
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