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Handouts, Inc.\nwww.studenthandouts.com\nWhat was Carthage?\nPowerful city located near present-day Tunis, Tunisia, along the Mediterranean coast of Africa\nPhoenician colony founded in the 8th century BCE\nPunic is Latin for Phoenician\nCarthage had a large commercial empire\nGreat harbor at Carthage\nPhoenician tradition of sailing and trading\nControlled trade in the western Mediterranean\nCarthaginian trading empire spread to islands of Corsica, Sardinia, and western Sicily, along with southern Iberian peninsula (modern-day Spain)\nMajor rival of Rome\nClick to edit Master title style\nWhere did Carthaginian power lie?\nNavy\nVery large\nPhoenician sailing tradition\nArmy\nMercenaries (hired soldiers)\nGovernment\nOligarchy – ruled by the wealthy elites (those made rich through trade)\nHow many Punic wars were there?\nFirst Punic War (264-241 BCE)\nCarthage and Rome fought for 23 years over control of Sicily\nStrengths\nRoman strength – army\nCarthaginian strength – navy\nRome’s solution – build up its navy\nBuilt four fleets, each destroyed in turn, before mastering naval warfare\nRome’s new weapon – grappling hook\nLashed ships together\nForced ship crews to fight one another on deck\nHand-to-hand fighting was a Roman strength\nRome won – Sicily became a province of Rome\nClick to edit Master title style\nIn the meantime…\nSecond Punic War (218-201 BCE)\nClick to edit Master text styles\nSecond level\nThird level\nFourth level\nFifth level\nClick to edit Master title style\nClick to edit Master title style\n207 BCE – Battle of the Metaurus\nPivotal battle of the Second Punic War\nHannibal’s brother, Hasdrubal, was bringing supplies and equipment to his brother for the siege against Rome\nConsul Marcus Livius was reinforced when Consul Gaius Claudius Nero brought troops via a forced march\nCarthaginians were outnumbered and Hasdrubal was defeated\nConsul Gaius Claudius Nero severed the head of Hasdrubal and had it thrown into Hannibal’s camp as a threat\nIn the meantime…\nThird Punic War (149-146 BCE)\nClick to edit Master text styles\nSecond level\nThird level\nFourth level\nFifth level\nClick to edit Master title style\nProvincial Governments\nEach conquered area was a province of Rome\nProconsuls\nEach province was governed by a Roman proconsul\nTypically a member of the patrician (noble) class\nMore often than not these were corrupt\nPublicans\nPublicans were tax collectors\nBecame a publican by auctioning for the job\nSqueezed as much money out of conquered peoples as they could\nRome Grows Wealthy\nOld Roman Values Diminish\nClick to edit Master title style\nWhat did expansion mean for Rome?\nRich Get Richer, Poor Get Poorer\nReview Questions\nWhere was the city of Carthage located?\nWhat was the basic, underlying cause of all of the Punic wars?\nDescribe the military actions of Hannibal.\nWhy was it easier for Rome to expand following the defeat of Carthage?\nHow did Rome grow wealthy as its territory expanded?\nHow was the “Roman 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