Roman Expansion

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Roman Expansion
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A typical Roman soldier
A Roman centurion
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Roman Artillery

• Generally powered by cords of horse hair twisted
  by a lever, these machines launched stones and
  arrows

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Before 1st Punic War
Identify Sardinia and Sicily. Why might these
islands be a good place for Roman expansion?
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Before 2nd Punic War
Carthage
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2nd Punic War
Carthage
What do the blue and red arrows represent?
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After 3rd Punic War
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What are the consequences of the Punic Wars?

• On social class?
• On Roman values?
• Were the Carthaginians treated differently than
  other people conquered by the Roman Republic?

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Decline of Republic

• What are factors that contributed to the decline
  of the Republic?
• Farmers hurt by price drops
• Large gap exists between rich and poor
• Attempts at reform fail
• Rome plunges into civil war
• Citizen soldiers become professionalsloyalty is
  to commanders, not Rome

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The Rubicon River
Roman law forbade generals from crossing this
river with a standing army
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Coin minted to pay Caesars troops