Roman Expansion and Wars

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Roman Expansion and Wars

• By Logan Schulte, Reed Zak, and Christian
  Albanese

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Roman Expansion and War

• During our power
• point we will teach
• many segments of
• roman expansion and
• wars of this ancient
• civilization.

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Expansion

• Were republicans with a strong army
• Protected new land from Etruscans
• Conquered many new lands
• In 290 BCE they became leading power
• 275 BCE they ruled the whole peninsula

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Roman Army

• Roman conquered because of their strong army
• Were organized and divided into groups
• Fought in a Phalanx formation
• Were well trained
• Mostly worked on sword skills

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1st Punic War

• Lasted 23 years and started in 264 BCE
• War between the Romans and the Carthaginians
• Carthage had a strong navy
• Romans had a powerful army
• The Romans beat the Carthaginians in 241 BCE

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1st Punic War
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Hannibal

• Hannibal led the Carthaginians
• Hannibal and troops surprised the Romans
• Hannibal won victory after victory
• Hannibal lost the war in Zama

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Hannibal Movie
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2nd Punic War

• Began in 218 BCE
• Hannibal led the Carthaginians
• Carthaginians were winning every battle
• Lost first battle in Zama
• Carthage paid Rome for land in 201BCE

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2nd Punic War
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3rd Punic War

• Peace for 50 years
• War started in 149BCE
• Romans dominated in war
• Burned Corinth to the ground in 146BCE
• They controlled Greece, Macedonia, and Syria
• Were lead power of Mediterranean World

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3rd Punic War
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Roman Decline

• In 135 BCE Rome was in trouble
• Farmers and merchants grew weaker
• Everyone only thought of themselves
• Rich and poor argued
• Rome was no longer a political stable

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Carthage and Rome

• Carthage had a strong navy
• Rome had a strong army
• Carthage was in north Africa
• Rome was in Italy

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Without Hannibal

• He led the Carthaginians to many victories
• General for them in the Second Punic War
• At beginning of war the were winning
• But Romans were too strong
• Would have done worse without him

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The Great Empire

• In conclusion, Rome
• was a very powerful
• civilization at its peaks,
• but it fell as all ancient
• civilizations did.
• Rome was one of
• the greatest empires of
• all time.