Chapter 5: Ancient Rome 1. Why were early Rome’s conquests so successful? The Romans were great diplomats. They were firm when necessary and smart about granting citizenship. They also let citizens participate in domestic affairs. Their military was made up of strong‚ persistent soldiers. If a substantial amount of men were lost in battle they wouldn’t just surrender‚ but instead recruit new soldiers. They would build up new armies so that they could keep fighting. The Romans were also good
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beliefs either fled‚ were captured‚ imprisoned and put on trial‚ or tortured. Cyprian‚ a bishop from Carthage‚ fled Carthage
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753BC Romulus found the city Rome. The Capitoline Wolf is a bronze sculpture of a she-wolf suckling twin infants‚ inspired by the legend of the founding of Rome. According to the legend‚ when Numitor‚ grandfather of the twins Romulus and Remus‚ was overthrown by his brother Amulius‚ the usurper ordered the twins to be cast into the Tiber River. They were rescued by a she-wolf who cared for them The Rape of the Sabine Women is an episode in the legendary history of Rome‚ traditionally dated to
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The Aeneid - Character of Dido Dido is the queen of Carthage‚ daughter of Belus. Like Aeneas‚ Dido fled her homeland because of circumstances beyond her control. She leads her people out of Tyre and founds Carthage. When we first meet Dido‚ she is busy leading her people to build a great city. She is a strong leader and is loved by her fellow citizens. Through the eyes of Aeneas‚ we see that she is beautiful‚ intelligent and not afraid of hard work. She is compared to the goddess‚ Diana "leading
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Similarities between Sparta’s goals in the Peloponnesian War and Rome’s objectives in its expansion across Italy lie in the quest for dominance and control. Both city-states sought to establish rule over their respective regions‚ motivated by power‚ resources‚ and strategic advantage. In the Peloponnesian War‚ Sparta aimed to curb the rising influence of Athens‚ the leading naval power in the Greek world. The conflict arose from a struggle for dominance between two major city-states‚ each representing
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Aeneid 1 Virgil states theme of poem (I sing of arms and the man-also reference to Homeric influence‚ Odyssey and Illiad)) followed by the invocation to the Muse and by the mention of Carthage‚ Juno’s beloved city. In her fear for Carthage and her hatred of the Trojans she has for long years kept the Trojans away from their promised home in Latium (six years‚ coming up for seventh summer). So great a task it was to found the Roman race. As the Trojans are sailing from Sicily on the last stage of
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The most credible writing in the history of the Roman Empire is the Aeneid by Virgil. This epic poem is it tells the story of the Trojan warrior‚ Aeneas‚ in the aftermath of the Trojan War. During the sack of Troy‚ Aeneas fled the city with his father and his son; this was where Aeneas embarked on the prophecies that promised him a future kingdom. Furthermore‚ he and his followers finally settled in Latium‚ a region of central Italy‚ causing him to finally come upon the newly founded city and beginning
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were allowed to marry Romans and carry on trade through the growing city on the Tiber. Rome fought three wars against Carthage between 264 B.C. and 164 B.C. Those wars were called the Punic Wars. In the first Punic war‚ Rome defeated Carthage‚ which forced it to surrender Sicily‚ Corsica‚ and Sardina. Carthage had tensions about seeking revenge‚ and 23 years later‚ Carthage lead by Hannibal‚ sought revenge. Hannibal dedicated his life to destructing Rome. Hannibal was selected to be the leader
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the back. By 264 BCE‚ Rome controlled all of Italy south of the Po valley. Rome offered alliance or conquest and bestowed various levels of citizenship to induce support. Most bitter and decisive battles were the 3 Punic Wars against Carthage. Conquest of Carthage and West Mediterranean: Just as Rome dominated Italy‚ Carthaginians controlled the north central coast of Africa and west Mediterranean. To protect their routes of trade focused on the mineral wealth of Spain‚
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Punic wars were some of the most intense wars in all of Rome’s existence so far. The Punic wars were between Rome and Carthage. There were a total of three Punic wars. The first Occurred in 264 BC and lasted until 241 BC. This war was mostly focused in Sicily until Rome crushed the Carthaginian navy. To put an end to the violence‚ Carthage and Rome signed a treaty in which Carthage had to give up Sicily. The second Punic war was started in 218 BC and ended in 202 BC. One of the reasons this war
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