Punic Wars Rome v' Carthage

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Punic Wars Rome v. Carthage

• 264-146 B.C.

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First Punic War264-241 B.C.

• Fought over control of Mediterranean
• Rome wins
• They take island of Sicily
• Gained first province

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Second Punic War218-202 B.C.

• Hannibal takes 60 elephants and 50,000 men
  through the alps and into Italy-
• He ravages Italy for more than a decade-but never
  Rome

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March of Hannibal
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Hannibal and his elephant
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..continued

• Finally Scipio defeats Hannibal at Zama in 202
  B.C. (Scipio takes the war to Carthage)

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Scipio
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Third Punic War149-146 B.C.

• Carthage no longer a threat
• Cato-Carthage must be destroyed
• Rome burns Carthage, then they sow salt so that
  nothing will grow for a while

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Results

• Rome manages to defeat its 1 competition by
  keeping its composure

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Understanding 1

• After the victory over Carthage in the Punic
  Wars, Rome was able, over the next 100 years, to
  dominate the Mediterranean basin, leading to the
  diffusion of Roman culture

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Hannibal was a general from

• Rome
• Gaul
• Briton
• Carthage

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The Punic Wars consisted of 5 major wars

• Yes
• No

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When Rome won the first major war, what sea did
they take possession of?

• Adriatic
• Ionian
• Mediterranean
• Aegean

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What General took this route to attack Rome?

• Scipio
• Helmicar
• Julius Caesar
• Hannibal

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Was Rome attacked first during the third crusade

• Yes
• No

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What major battle did Hannibal lose?

• Actium
• Cannae
• Zama
• None of the above

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Hannibal was able to defeat the Roman Empire by
breaching the walls of Rome

• Yes
• No