AncientRomePowerPoint-1 (2)
PPt about Rome and Christian history with Constantine
AncientRomePowerPoint-1 (2)
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Divided into infantry and cavalry 5,000 Soldiers Every citizen had to serve for 10 years Roman Legion
Roman Legion • Divided into smaller groups of 80 men called a century
Roman Power Grows • Roman power grew slowly and steadily • Eventually conquered all of Italy
The Defeated People • Rome was lenient to the people they conquered • They were allowed to be full citizens if they lived on the Tiber • Those who lived further away had citizenship but could not vote.
City- State of Carthage • Trading post established by Phoenicians who called it Carthage • Carthage becomes an independent state • Grew to one of the most powerful cities in the ancient world until….
The Punic Wars • Eventually Rome and Carthage began to fight over trade in the Mediterranean Sea • They fought 3 battles
The First Punic War264 BC-241 BC • Fought over Sicily for 23 years • Carthage lost • This was Rome’s first province
The Second Punic War218 BC – 202 BC • Carthage was led by HANNIBAL a brilliant general. • He used 50,000 men, 9,000 cavalry and 60 elephants. • To surprise Rome he went through the Alps
The Second Punic War For 15 years, Hannibal moved across Italy dominating • Finally a Roman general name SCIPIO defeated Hannibal.
The Third Punic War149 BC -146 BC • Cato an influential senator reminded them of the terror Hannibal laid on Italy. • By this time, Carthage was no longer a threat. • Romans destroy Carthage and sold all of Carthaginians into slavery!
Rome In Control • Victory in the Punic Wars gave Rome control of the Mediterranean • Mare Nostrum or “Our Sea”
Julius Caesar, the dictator • Ambitious military commander • Conquest of Gaul • Secret crossing of the Rubicon River • “Veni, vedi, vici” • Forced Senate to make him a dictator for life
ASSASSINATION OF CAESAR • Caesar’s enemies worried he would make himself king of Rome and be too powerful • Plot against him to save the Republic • 44 BC killed by Brutus and Cassius in the Senate
EXIT INTERVIEW • SUMMARIZE THE IMPORTANCE AND IMPACT THE PUNIC WARS HAD ON ROMAN SOCIETY (AT LEAST 5 SENTENCES)