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Read Along
Chapter 5
Section 2
Summarize the three Punic Wars.
• 1st Punic War
– Rome defeats Carthage and wins the islands
of Sicily, Corsica, and Sardinia
• 2nd Punic War
– Hannibal marches all around through the
Pyrenees and Alps and loses 1/3 of Army, but
sweeps across Italy
– Never captures Rome
– Rome outflanks by sending an army to
Carthage
Punic Wars
• 3rd Punic War
– Rome destroys Carthage
• Kill everyone
• Sell survivors into slavery
• Pour salt all over
How does slavery hurt parts of the
economy? Did it hurt our economy
when we had slavery?
Small farmers, exports/imports,
growing unemployment,
rich/poor, corruption
Who were the Gracchus brothers
and what did they do?
Plebian brothers who attempted reform.
Distributed land to poor farmers.
Use public funds for grain for the poor.
What are some reasons for the
decline of the Roman Republic?
Civil Wars
Slave uprisings and revolts
Legions turn into professional armies
Who was Julius Caesar and what
were his reforms? How are these
reforms related to the history of our
government?
• Military commander, Pompey was other
commander
• Completed the Roman takeover of Gaul
• Pompey persuades Senate
• Caesar defeats Pompey
• Senate names him Dictator
Reforms of Caesar
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Public works to help unemployment
Public land given to the poor
Citizenship extended to more people
Introduce new calendar
– Based on Egyptian calendar
– Our basic calendar today
What was the rift between Mark
Antony and Octavian and how did it
start?
• Allied to find murderers of Julius Caesar
• Fight for rule
What was the government under
Octavian? Is there anything in this
government that we use today?
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Kept the Senate
Created a Civil Service
Opened high level jobs to ALL that qualify
Use the census to create more fair taxes
– Census – population count
• Postal service
• Issued new coins
• Use jobless to build roads & temples, farming
What was the system of
succession in the Roman Empire?
• Chosen by Merit
Who were two of the 'good'
emperors during the Pax Romana?
• Trajan, Hadrian, ect.
What types of entertainment
existed in Rome and what was its
purpose, besides to entertain?
• Circus Maximus – Chariot Race
• Gladiators – typically slaves
• Tame restless mobs