My whole life I have heard it said that the Roman Empire mainly dwelled on the Roman general Julius Caesar. On the one hand, I agree that Julius Caesar played a critical role in the collapse of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. On the other hand, I have come to the conclusion there is much more when it comes to the topic of the Roman Empire. Of the numerous topics involving the Roman Empire the ones that struck me most were the Punic Wars: Carthage and Hannibal, the Crusades- the Quest for Jerusalem, and Cleopatra.
Conventional wisdom has it that the Roman Empire consisted of what would now be known as Western Europe. The Romans and the Carthaginians had their first of three consecutive battles in 264 BC, which was known as the Punic wars. In the end, around 146 BC the Romans came out on top, finally defeating the Carthaginians. However during the second Punic war the Romans lost a few important battles, the most important being the battle against Carthaginians general Hannibal. The Romans mustered up enough strength to capture the city of Carthage in 146 BC. The Romans burned the city of Carthage to the ground, leaving no trace. This destruction was to …show more content…
Which is a military campaign designed to obtain a specific goal in a foreign country. In this case crusades were in charge of the recapturing of Palestine also known as the Holy Land. The Crusades- the Quest for Jerusalem began in November of 1095. The crusades began a war against the Turks who were known as “an accursed race”. An accursed race was a race completely estranged from God. The Roman Empire passed down the Byzantine Empire and more specified identified as the Biblical Holy Lands to the Roman Christian Empire, which had later on fallen to Arab- Muslim control in 638. The war was fought between Turks and Arabs vs. the Europeans. The Emperor of Byzantine, Alexius I, requested Urban II to assist him in regaining the region to Roman-Byzantine
Conventional wisdom has it that the Roman Empire consisted of what would now be known as Western Europe. The Romans and the Carthaginians had their first of three consecutive battles in 264 BC, which was known as the Punic wars. In the end, around 146 BC the Romans came out on top, finally defeating the Carthaginians. However during the second Punic war the Romans lost a few important battles, the most important being the battle against Carthaginians general Hannibal. The Romans mustered up enough strength to capture the city of Carthage in 146 BC. The Romans burned the city of Carthage to the ground, leaving no trace. This destruction was to …show more content…
Which is a military campaign designed to obtain a specific goal in a foreign country. In this case crusades were in charge of the recapturing of Palestine also known as the Holy Land. The Crusades- the Quest for Jerusalem began in November of 1095. The crusades began a war against the Turks who were known as “an accursed race”. An accursed race was a race completely estranged from God. The Roman Empire passed down the Byzantine Empire and more specified identified as the Biblical Holy Lands to the Roman Christian Empire, which had later on fallen to Arab- Muslim control in 638. The war was fought between Turks and Arabs vs. the Europeans. The Emperor of Byzantine, Alexius I, requested Urban II to assist him in regaining the region to Roman-Byzantine