Written Assignment 5
Greek and Roman Civilization
05/07/2017
Trace how Carthage became almost the equal of Rome. Be sure to show the strength of both and how this conflict led to Rome becoming a naval power.
Rome had finally crossed the Mediterranean, meeting their first foreign kingdom at sea, Carthage, they would soon find they were quite similar to each other. They were major city-states, large armies, owners of outstanding wealth, and most importantly in their power came greed, they both wanted to expand their nations. This led to a myriad of battles, yet things we relatively peaceful until Carthage was gaining momentum in their growing nation. There were many events that had taken place, we will cover Carthage’s accumulation of wealth, …show more content…
She had eventually acquired dominion over the native people of the eastern northern peninsula of Africa. Familiar to the sea, that dominance included the dominion of several islands between Africa and Rome. After the Queen’s death, the government was run by two chief magistrates, a council of 100 elders and an assembly quite similar to the Romans (Morey, 1901). Quite similar to the uprising of the Roman republic, the Carthaginian government did not agree with giving power of the state to the people. This government structure led to a very wealth-driven economy in Carthage. Carthage was entirely founded around commercial trade, controlling trade of the aforementioned islands those commodities were used to turn profit from city-states barren of those resources. These resources, the wealth-driven economy and political system drove the power of Carthage to a near-equal of Rome. Later, a divided kingdom in Sicily had arose in conflict, a defeated mercenary group would eventually either seek to Rome or a domestic territory in Sicily, Carthage; an equal choice, being that they were both so similar in size and power. It was at this point Rome saw Carthage’s growing power at this time, and defended robbers against an allied kingdom attacked in
Greek and Roman Civilization
05/07/2017
Trace how Carthage became almost the equal of Rome. Be sure to show the strength of both and how this conflict led to Rome becoming a naval power.
Rome had finally crossed the Mediterranean, meeting their first foreign kingdom at sea, Carthage, they would soon find they were quite similar to each other. They were major city-states, large armies, owners of outstanding wealth, and most importantly in their power came greed, they both wanted to expand their nations. This led to a myriad of battles, yet things we relatively peaceful until Carthage was gaining momentum in their growing nation. There were many events that had taken place, we will cover Carthage’s accumulation of wealth, …show more content…
She had eventually acquired dominion over the native people of the eastern northern peninsula of Africa. Familiar to the sea, that dominance included the dominion of several islands between Africa and Rome. After the Queen’s death, the government was run by two chief magistrates, a council of 100 elders and an assembly quite similar to the Romans (Morey, 1901). Quite similar to the uprising of the Roman republic, the Carthaginian government did not agree with giving power of the state to the people. This government structure led to a very wealth-driven economy in Carthage. Carthage was entirely founded around commercial trade, controlling trade of the aforementioned islands those commodities were used to turn profit from city-states barren of those resources. These resources, the wealth-driven economy and political system drove the power of Carthage to a near-equal of Rome. Later, a divided kingdom in Sicily had arose in conflict, a defeated mercenary group would eventually either seek to Rome or a domestic territory in Sicily, Carthage; an equal choice, being that they were both so similar in size and power. It was at this point Rome saw Carthage’s growing power at this time, and defended robbers against an allied kingdom attacked in