Physical Environment A major component of the physical environment in the Second Punic War is the treaty between Carthage and Rome. The treaty outlined the borders between Carthage and Spain‚ the division between Rome and Carthage. After the First Punic War‚ Carthage began trying to expand those borders‚ one of the main reasons the Second Punic War began. Hannibal and the Carthaginian army frequently catch the Romans off guard with his bold actions of rucking through treacherous terrain and weather
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achieving their goal. Juno‚ who holds a grudge with the Trojans‚ summons the help of Aeolus (god of the winds) to keep Aeneas & his men from reaching Italy. Aeneas and (8 of his 20 ships) survive the ravaging winds and land in Carthage where they are welcomed by Dido (the queen of Carthage). This affords Aeneas and his men the opportunity to rest & refresh before continuing on to Italy. Throughout their journey Aeneas selflessly works as a leader and motivator for his men despite his own fears and concerns
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to get Aeneas to reach Rome. Fate is so powerful that even the gods recognize that Aeneas’s ultimate fate cannot be tampered with. However‚ it is not decided how the events will unfold until this fate is reached. Throughout Aeneas’s journey from Carthage to Italy‚ he has certain gods on his side such as Venus and Jove that work to help him reach Italy‚ while the main opposer of Aeneas’s fate to reach Italy is Juno. Ultimately‚ Fate limits the gods’ power to control the lives of humans‚ but still
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Formative influences 1. Phoenicians were traders and the greatest colonies they had was Carthage and when the home land fell to the Persian. Carthage became the greatest city. 2. Greeks they colonized near Sicily and the closet colony to Rome was Napal. They had a huge influence on literacy but the influence was not direct 3. Etruscans had the largest influences on Rome but no one knows where they came from‚ much like Greeks they had city-states. Were superior in metal working‚ had great resources
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The Punic Wars The Punic Wars were a series of wars between Rome‚ the powerful empire‚ and Carthage‚ a quickly made and equally powerful superpower. In 264 BC‚ Rome and Carthage started the lengthy and devastating series of wars over who should have control over the strategic island of Sicily. Rome and Carthage were affected greatly because wars have their consequences‚ good or bad. A total of thirteen million people died over the course of these wars. The wars started with a single conflict‚ but
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Abstract The Carthage Empire was formed in 814 B.C. According to legend‚ this was when Princess Dido‚ of Tyre fled from her home‚ current day Lebanon. This was to escape from the clutches of her brother Pygmalion who had killed her husband‚ heir to the throne of Tyre after her father died. She fled across the Mediterranean with some citizens of Tyre and landed at the tip of Northern Africa‚ Carthage or current day Tunisia. There‚ she saw that Carthage was almost like an island jutting out into
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land control‚ between the growing Roman Republic and the already existing Carthaginian Empire. The Punic wars started in year 246 BC and extended until year 146 BC. During this period‚ the Romans had control over the main peninsula of Italy and Carthage ruled the islands and also the commerce of the West part of the Mediterranean. These two empires were in good terms at one point; however‚ a dispute regarding the islands of Sicily and Corsica started the first war. During the first Punic war the
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In the ancient Mediterranean world‚ Rome and Carthage were two of the most powerful societies. Carthage‚ a city-state founded in the 8th century by the Phoenecians‚ was located in the western Mediterranean‚ and had one of the best armies and navies in the ancient world. Originally part of Phoenecia‚ Carthage became independent after the defeat of the Phoenecians by the Assyrians in the 7th century B.C. Rome‚ on the other hand‚ according to popular myth‚ was founded by Romulus on the Italian
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At the end of Hannibal’s career as a military commander of Carthage‚ a main enemy of Rome‚ it can be said that his career was a failure as he did not achieve his primary objective‚ the taking of Rome. However‚ his military achievements glittered and shone because he struck fear into Rome and he also earned himself a place in the modern world as the father of strategy. Hannibal will always be remembered and regarded as one of the greatest military tacticians and strategists in all of European history
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The Punic Wars were 3 wars fought between Rome and Carthage that lasted from 264 to 146 B.C. The first Punic War lasted from 264-241 B.C. which was for 23 years. The second Punic War lasted 218-201 B.C.for 17 years. The third and final war lasted 49-146 B.C‚ for 3 years. The first Punic War was fought over the control of Sicily and the Western Mediterranean. Since Rome was very agricultural they had an interest in Carthage‚ which was controlled more by sea power. In the first part of the war
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