Rome and Carthage both bordered the Mediterranean Sea Rome central Europe Carthage Northern Africa The Med Sea This started the First Punic War 1 st Punic War 264241 BCE ID: 795552
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Punic Wars
Rome’s First Battle For Territory
Slide2Rome and Carthage both bordered the Mediterranean Sea
Rome – central Europe Carthage – Northern AfricaThe Med Sea = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$
This started the First Punic War
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Punic War264-241 BCERome and Carthage fought for control of SicilyBoth wanted to control the MediterraneanLasted 23 yearsCarthage lost and Rome had won its first provinceSicily was rich in grain and was a great trading post
Slide5Sicily
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Punic WarBegan in 218 B.C.E.Hannibal wanted to attack Rome and considered them arrogant and greedy His father instilled a deep hatred of Rome into HannibalHannibal organized an army of 50,000 infantry, 9,000 cavalry and 60 elephantsHe used the element of surprise by entering Rome through the Alps
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Punic WarSurprise attack: Crossing the Alps
Slide8HANNIBAL’S JOURNEY
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Punic WarHannibal entered through northern ItalyHe ran up and down the Roman territory and terrorized the Romans.Unbelievably he defeated the Romans at Cannae – they had 30,000 more troops How did he do that?Generals have studied his tactics.
Slide10CANNAE
HANIBAL’S GREATEST VICTORY
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A Roman general named Scipio came up with an ingenious plan to attack Hannibal’s home country.This forced him back to protect his people.Rome defeated Carthage at Zama in 204 B.C.E.Hannibal retreated back to the Mid East and committed suicide.
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Punic WarCarthage began to rebound – still a powerful trade center.Cato wanted Carthage destroyed once and for all. In 146 B.C.E., the Romans set the city ablaze and sold 50,000 into slaveryIt was a brutal end for one of the proud civilizations that lasted for 600 yrs.
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Punic WarScipio – “the day shall come in which our sacred Troy and Priam, and the people over whom spear bearing Priam rules, shall perish all.
Slide15The End
Carthage became the next acquisition for Rome.Rome was on its way to becoming an imperial power that would live and die by the sword