Transcript Punic Wars
Mr. Marsh Columbus North High School The Roman Army All citizens were required to serve Army was powerful: Organization & fighting skill Legion- military unit of 5,000 infantry (foot soldiers) supported by cavalry (horseback) Rome Spreads its Power Romans defeat Etruscans in north and Greek citystates in south Treatment of Conquered: Forge alliances Offer citizenship By 265 B.C., Rome controls Italian peninsula Ensuring Success Roman citizens usually made good soldiers because they were brought up to value loyalty, courage, and respect for authority. If a soldier showed courage he usually was praised and promoted. If a unit fled during battle 1 out of 10 soldiers in the legion were put to death. Conquered Lands Conquered lands were usually granted a great deal of privileges. Could keep their customs, money, and local governments as long as they paid taxes, were loyal to Rome and supplied the Roman army with troops. Protection and Unification To protect its conquests, Roman soldiers were stationed throughout the land. Roads were built to link distant territories to Rome. Latin language emerged as the spoken language Driving Question What impact did the wars with Carthage have in shaping Rome Lesson Goals Students will be able to identify the causes of the Punic Wars Students will be able to describe the effects of each of the three Punic Wars Carthage Result was the three Punic Wars 264-146 BC Carthage had been founded as Phoenician colony 500 years earlier Dispute over control of Sicily and trade routes in the western Mediterranean brought Rome into conflict with the powerful North African city-state of Carthage FIRST PUNIC WAR Primarily a naval war ○ Carthage had a great navy ○ Rome had small navy and little experience in naval warfare Defeated time and time again by larger and more experienced Carthaginian navy ROME WINS THE FIRST ONE Rome would not surrender Finally turned the tables on Carthage by changing rules of naval warfare ○ Equipped ships with huge hooks and stationed soldiers on ships Would hook enemy ship, pull it nearby, and board it with soldiers Converted naval warfare into mini-land battles ○ Something Rome was very good at ○ Won First Punic War as a result Punic Wars (264-146 B.C.) 2nd Punic WarCarthaginian General Hannibal’s “surprise” attack through Spain & France 60,000 soldiers and 60 The destruction of Carthage during the Punic Wars. New York Public Library Picture Collection elephants Romans experience severe losses, but eventually ward off attacks & invade North Africa SECOND PUNIC WAR Carthagian general Hannibal surprises Romans, leads army from Spain, through southern France and the Alps, and invades Italy from the north Defeats Roman armies sent to stop him several times but hesitates to attack Rome itself ○ Too well fortified ○ Settles instead on war of attrition in hope of destroying Roman economic base ROME WINS THIS ONE TOO Hannibal Unable to defeat Hannibal in Italy, a Roman army sailed across the Mediterranean, landed in North Africa, and headed for Carthage Led by patrician general Scipio Aemilius Africanus Hannibal forced to leave Italy to protect Carthage ○ Defeated at the Battle of Zama, fought outside the walls of Carthage Punic Wars (264-146 B.C.) 3rd Punic War- Rome seizes Carthage Scipio- Roman Strategist Conquered people sold into slavery The destruction of Carthage during the Punic Wars. New York Public Library Picture Collection THIRD PUNIC WAR Carthage finished after Second Punic War Hannibal committed suicide Economy shattered Lost all territory to Rome But some Romans feared it might revive someday and challenge Rome again ○ Notably Cato the Elder Pushed for another war that would wipe Carthage off the face of the map Cato the Elder ROME WINS A THIRD TIME Due to Cato’s persistent efforts, Rome declares war against defenseless Carthage Wins easily Entire population of city sold into slavery Everything of value carried back to Rome Everything else burned and dumped into the sea Site sown with salt so that nothing would ever grow there again Carthage completely disappeared What did we learn about the Punic Wars?