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1st Punic War Results |
Rome wins - gains Sicily, Corsica, and Sardinia. |
Wins and gains |
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1st Punic War Geography |
Corsica and Sardinia are islands just off the west coast of what is now Italy. Both are between Italy and France in the mediterranean sea. |
Islands |
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2nd Punic War Hannibal |
Hannibal leads army with elephants from Spain across the Pyrenees and the Alps into Northern Italy.
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Not a sea attack |
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2nd Punic War Hannibal strategy |
Surprised Romans who expected to be invaded by sea in the south. Held parts of Italy for 15 years.
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Looking the other way |
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2nd Punic War Rome response |
Rome sends an army to counter counter attack Carthage - Hannibal goes to Carthage to defend homeland, where he is defeated. |
Right back at cha |
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2nd Punic War results |
Carthage gives up all land except in Africa.
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Stripped |
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3rd Punic War results |
Rome destroys Carthage.
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Butt kickin' |
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3rd Punic War treatment of prisoners |
Kills or enslaves all survivors.
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Tough life or not... |
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3rd Punic War destruction |
Poured salt on the land to make it useless. |
Rubbing salt in the wounds |
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3rd Punic War post government |
Adopts imperialism after the war. |
Come over to the dark side |
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3rd Punic War Rome benefits |
The conquest brings new wealth to Rome resulting in a new class of Romans.
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Party time |
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3rd Punic War Rome domestic changes |
They build large estates called latifundia.
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Big agribusiness |
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3rd Punic War government corruption |
Abuse of power and illegal behaviors by governors and generals was rampant. |
Power corrupts |
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Problems : Latifundius |
Hurt small farmers, who eventually fall into debt and are forced to sell land. |
Screwed |
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Social problems |
Gap between rich and poor, many riots. |
Hungry masses rise up |
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Government problems |
Empire is growing but government is not changing to meet new demands. |
Head in the sand |
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Reforms in Gov |
Elected tribunes |
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Reforms in Gov attempted |
Attempted to pass reforms to help the poor. |
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Senate reforms attempted |
Senate was asked to redistribute land to help poor.
Use public funds to buy grain to feed poor. |
early welfare |
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Gaius Marius career |
Roman general and statesman, elected consul 7 times (unprecedented). |
a peoples politician |
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Gaius Marius army changes |
Changed recruiting methods, allowing landless citizens to be recruited into the army. Promised them land (that was gained in conquests) in return for service. |
GM wants you! |
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Gaius Marius army results |
Soldiers became loyal to generals, not to Rome. |
Stick with me! |
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Civil War causes |
Senate dislikes reforms or Gracchi brothers, and conspire to have them killed in street violence, then civil war breaks out.
Senate vs popular political leaders. |
GM getting too powerful |
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Julius Caesar positions |
(learn to spell it) Military Commander, Consul, who together with general Pompey dominated politics as consuls. |
JC and his buddy |
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Julius Caesar actions |
Leaves his province and leads army across Rubicon River and into Roman Italy - which was against the law. |
Look who's coming! |
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Julius Caesar achievements |
Senate appoints him dictator (6mo, 1yr, life) He was assassinated by Marcus Junius Brutus. Considered one of the greatest military commanders in history. |
JC da' man! |
