The Punic Wars

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The Punic Wars
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Rome vs. Carthage
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Carthage

• Controlled north Africa, Sardina, Spain, Corsica,
  and Sicily
• Founded 814 BC
• Great Jewel of the Mediterranean
• little known no written documents
• enormous trading empire

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Defensive Aggression

• An accidental Empire

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The First Punic War

• 265BC - 241BC

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CAUSE

• Carthage controlled Sicily
• Romans sent an army to protect Italy

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Events

• Carthage was a great sea power
• Rome never fought on the sea
• copied Carthaginian ships
• Fought by invading the ships
• Rome took control of Sicily and Sardina

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The Second Punic War

• 218BC - 201BC

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Cause

• Hannibal Great general and enemy to Rome
• Their long journey

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Events
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The Battle of Cannae
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• Rome sent troops into Spain - 206BC
• Rome invaded Carthage
• Battle of Zama (202BC) Scipio

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OUTCOME

• Rome became the dominant power in the western
  Mediterranean

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The Third Punic War

• 149BC - 146BC

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• Resulted when Carthage rebelled against the
  restrictions of the Roman peace treaty of 201
  B.C.
• Carthage was completely destroyed in this war.
• 50,000 Carthaginias were killed or sold into
  slavery
• Territory became a Roman province called Africa

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Other Conquest in the Mediterranean

• Macedonia - 148BC
• Land in Asia - 133BC

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To be continued.