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‚ Rome made an alliance with the town of Hieron in north-east Sicily. This was led by Claudius and Marcus Valerius Messalla in 263 BC. The Romans won more land in 262 BC with the towns of Segesta and
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with reference to the Carthaginians’ Phoenician ancestry. The main cause of the Punic Wars was the conflict of interests between the existing Carthaginian Empire and the expanding Roman Republic. The Romans were initially interested in expansion via Sicily (which at that time was a cultural melting pot)‚ part of which lay under Carthaginian control. At the start of the first Punic War‚ Carthage was the dominant power of the Western Mediterranean‚ with an extensive maritime empire‚ while Rome was the
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Mt Etna Volcano Research Basic Information of the Volcano The Location and Height of Mt Etna Mt Etna is Europe’s tallest and active volcano. It is 3340 m over the city of Catania which is located on the east coast of Sicily. More than 25% of Sicily people live on the slopes of Mt Etna‚ agriculture and tourism are the major sources of income on this island. How it was formed‚ the Tectonic Plates Involved and What Type of Volcano is it? Mt Etna is a stratovolcano ( another name is a composite cone)
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The first Punic War began in 264 B.C. and ended in 241 B.C. A few causes of the war include Carthage’s fear that Rome would conquer the Island of Sicily‚ and Rome’s fear that Carthage would control the Mediterranean and prevent them from expanding their territory. Another cause of the war is Rome’s interference with an issue on the Island of Sicily about a battle between Syracuse and Messina. Rome sided with
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Assess the impact of the Treaty of Vienna in 1815. (30) The treaty of Vienna came as a result of the aftermath of the Napoleonic wars. The treaty of Vienna was a result of the British trying to keep the peace within Europe. The treaty of Vienna reflected the diversity within ‘Italy’; the treaty reflected most of the wishes of Metternich along with the desires of Austria. Prince Metternich’s desires were to restore the old pre- 1796 order the fact which represented within the terms of the Vienna
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Italian peninsula during 1849-49. This was partly because of Italy’s lack of any unity amongst the Italian nationalist groups themselves. An example of this is in both the island of Sicily and in Venice. Local nationalists announce the creation of an independent Venice (the republic of St Mark) and an independent Sicily. This lack of nationality made any kind of attempt to come together in a union for the country extremely difficult‚ which meant that Italy had a series of different rebellions and protests
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every day. The heavy downpour caused mud to cover the land. Meanwhile‚ the Allies dropped bombs repeatedly. After the invasion of Africa‚ the Allies had a secret meeting in Morocco and discussed where to attack next. They wanted to invade Italian Sicily or Cardinia because they thought the campaign would knock Italy out of the war. This changed Italy’s and the Allies’ friendship. At some point‚ Hitler ordered to have Partisans executed to get revenge from their bomb ambush. The Nazis murdered them
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The Greek settlement started in small trading posts‚ but then soon grew into very successful merchant cities. The Greeks settled in southern Italy because it had good agriculture land and harbor sites. In Sicily‚ Greeks carved up the island‚ taking over its best sites. The Greeks settled on the island of Ischia‚ which was off the bay of Naples in Campania. They started to expand at Cumae and establish new cities‚ nea polis‚ in Naples. This gave the Greeks access to those agriculture riches of Campania
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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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Italy’s war in North Africa‚ too‚ did not go as well as Mussolini had hoped. Once again‚ Germany had to reinforce Italian forces The Axis forces in North Africa were eventually defeated by the Allies‚ and from there an invasion of Sicily was launched. The fall of Sicily was so devastating to Italian morale that Mussolini’s regime was toppled in Sep 1943. Italy surrendered in Sep 1943. Germany immediately invaded Italy and established a puppet state under Mussolini in the northern part of the country
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