First Punic War

facilitated by its seafaring citizens with assistance from its centralized proximity to the Mediterranean Ocean. Carthage didn’t have it easy since Greece continuously threatened and pressed upon its border over the centuries with an occasional outbreak of war and a possibility of allying with Persia. As the Carthage civilization increased its Mediterranean presence, it soon secured positions to the Corsican, Sardinian and Sicilian islands. This expansion encouraged defensive and offensive posturing from

to have taken shape in history, exerting an infinite amount of influence in politics, medicine, civilization, military, and language. While Rome spread her borders, Latin would soon become the lingua franca of the Mediterranean world and beyond. The war against the vast Carthaginian Empire that enabled the Romans to rule the known-world and establish their long-lasting influence will be examined. In present-day

Eisenhower, George Patton, Douglas MacArthur, and Erwin Rommel. From ancient times, schools teach about Alexander the Great, Napoleon Bonaparte, Scipio Africanus, and Germanicus. But few have accomplished the feats of Hannibal Barca in the Second Punic War. His major accomplishment, marching his army through the Pyrenees and the Alps and into what is now Italy, is a military accomplishment worth honoring. During his march, Hannibal defeated the Romans in three decisive battles; Trebia, Trasimene

control from India to Turkey and planned to attack Greece next. Sparta helped the Greek city-states from being conquered by Persia which causes Persia to send a large army to attack Marathon. Athens wins the war after being more advanced in combat and Persia retreats. After a Persian civil war, Xerxes takes over as the Persian emperor and leads the largest army ever seen to attack Athens. Athenians take guard at Thermopylae and after one day of fighting, 300 Spartan soldiers tell the Athenians to

resources. Rome had a stronger land force that was very efficient and was overall more organized. They also had a mass of loyal citizens from their previous conquering.” In BC 264, Carthage and Rome entered into their first conflict came to be known as the first Punic War. This war had several battles and was fought over many territories. It became quickly apparent to the Romans that in order to defeat Carthage, it would have to be at both land and sea. “Carthage had a fleet comprised of quinquiremes

Additionally, silver could be found in Laurionin Attica. The mainland and Aegean Islands was the home to the abundance of iron ore. Lavish Greek forest located in the Highlands were regrettably depleted of wood resources quite rapidly. Devastated first by home and wagon production followed by goat and charcoal production. Wood, the most significant resource, soon had to be imported to keep up with the demand for the of building of ships (Roman). “Ancient Rome arose on seven wooded hills along the

a variety of procedures to preserve the empire. The Romans fought in numerous wars to defend their empire, and they were very successful. An example of the Romans fighting to defend their empire was the Punic Wars. The Punic Wars were fought between Rome and Carthage. The Romans felt that the Carthaginians were an imminent danger to their empire, so they thought quickly to destroy them. Throughout the Punic Wars, the Roman army faced very tough military forces, including

How did Rome become Great in History is a good question and I want to give you some ideas that I saw during my week reading. Historians divided Roman history into three categories: the kingdom of Rome ( beginning in the 8th century B.C.), the period of the Republic (beginning in 509 B.C.) and the period of the Empire ( beginning in 27 B.C.). All of these played a role in Rome becoming Great in History. Rome did not start off as a big Empire the rule most of the Middle East. Rome began as a small

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The Roman Empire left a legacy that still continues to affect people with modern technology. The Romans’ technology might have not been as advanced as modern technology today, but they still managed to caused great impact over the ancient people. The Roman Empire’s inventions and innovations such as indoor plumbing, aqueducts, and construction of roads and buildings with their fast drying will always be notable attention because they managed to acquire extensive progress without modern methods. However