I‚ Gaius Terentius Varro was made commander for this battle at Cannae and have failed miserably‚ us Romans entered the battle outnumbering Hannibal’s army and his allies‚ but left leaving many murdered Roman men behind on the battlefield including my colleague Lucius Aemilius Paullus. The Carthaginian general‚ Hannibal has completely annihilated us. He has outsmarted us Romans. But alas‚ this was not my fault‚ we were not meant to win‚ there were too many aspects of this battle that were not in our
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an overseas empire that brought untold wealth and power to Rome. Rome expanded beyond the borders of Italy by conquering much of the Mediterranean region‚ including fighting a series of three wars (Punic Wars‚ McKay et al.‚ p. 151) with a fierce Mediterranean rival‚ the Carthaginians. The Second Punic War was a major turning point for Rome and its continued overseas expansion. The Romans drove the Carthaginians out of Spain‚ and then attacked Carthage itself. The Romans‚ led by Scipio Africanus
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invitation of Messina‚ Rome eccepted because the conflict sparked an opportunity to declare war on Carthage. The Punic war extended over 100 years‚ finally after a long and costly war‚ Rome prevailed and won. The strange thing was that Carthage was pretty much done after the second Punic war‚ when Rome placed an unbearable conditions on the Carthaginians and destroyed their fleet‚ why did Rome go into a third war we ask? Rome knew that Carthage will always be a thorn in their side if they dont wipe
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well known or rich. He was still a child when his sisters married‚ and his brothers-in-law were close associates during his father ’s struggles in the Mercenary War and the Punic conquest of Iberia. To better understand Hannibal’s rise to greatness one needs to look into his father’s history. After Carthage ’s defeat in the First Punic War‚ Hamilcar set out to improve his family ’s and Carthage ’s fortunes. With that in mind and supported by Gades‚ Hamilcar began the subjugation of the tribes of
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pounds of armour‚ weapons and supplies. Rome considered Carthage a threat to its allies in southern Italy and to the supply of grain in the island of Sicily. The series of wars that Rome fought with Carthage were called the Punic Wars. (Punic Wars‚ n.d.) Rome began the war with a stronger army for it could
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Timeline Natalie Ramirez Civilizations on a grand scale didn’t get rolling until around 3000 B.C.E Major early civilization developed and became dominant around 3000 B.C.E By 3000 B.C.E ‚ UR‚ Erech ‚ and Kish were the major city-states of the first major civilization of Sumer . From approximately 2000 B.C.E two Mediterranean civilizations‚ Greece and Rome dominated the region Sometime around 1900 B.C.E.‚ the cities of the IndusValley were abandoned‚ for reasons that remain unknown today
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OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS A STUDY OF HAVE THE CHECHENS’ INDEPENDENCE CLAIMS BEEN LEGITIMATE DURING THE FIRST AND SECOND RUSSO-CHECHEN WARS? SPRING 2010 İçindekiler INTRODUCTION1 LEGITIMACY8 THE FIRST RUSSO-CHECHEN WAR9 THE SECOND RUSSO-CHECHEN WAR14 SELF-DETERMINATION16 CONCLUSION16 INTRODUCTION A GENERAL VIEW OF CHECHENYA AND RUSSIA IN EASTERN EUROPE Chechnya
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Carthage vs. Rome Carthage and Rome are very similar in some ways‚ the origin of both of them are almost lost in the clouds of tradition. Rome and Carthage were both had big ambitions‚ they wanted to conquer more countries and expand their dominion‚ to be supreme in Mediterranean. The origin of Cartage was lost‚ all we knew is that Phoenicians from Tyre settled there‚ and the territory was acquired from native Africa. The governments in Cartage and Rome were similar outwardly. There were two
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from his father‚ Hamilcar Barca. Hamilcar was also a hero and military leader and conquered much of Spain; he inspired Hannibal to hate Rome and trained him from boyhood for leadership and battle. While Hamilcar lead the first Punic war‚ the second and third Punic wars were lead by Hannibal and his multicultural armies. Hannibal not only relied on his devoted armies but he had both elephants and cavalry to add both surprise and strategy. Hannibal’s army was composed mainly of troops from modern-day
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HANNIBAL AND THE BATTLE OF CANNAE The battle of Cannae was a major battle of the Second Punic War near the town of Cannae‚ an ancient village in southern part of Italy. The battle took place between the outnumbered Carthaginian army under Hannibal against the Romans under the command of Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro. For the most part‚ the Romans were overpowered by the undermanned Carthaginian forces. Many historians agree that the battle of Cannae is one of the greatest
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