Sardinia

Carthage and Rome were two major powers but did not start this way. Carthage was a coastal city depending on its wealth. Rome depended on its people’s character. Before the Punic Wars, Rome was not seen as a major power in the Mediterranean. However, by the outbreak of the first Punic War, Rome had decent control over most of mainland Italy. Each individual community fell into a clearly defined category. The first Punic war was a fight over control of Sicily. During this time Rome had a strong…

Relationship to the Roman Economy Background N.S. Gill writes that Rome’s provincial system came into play, following their expansion beyond, as she puts it, “the Italian boot” (para. 1), and referring first to the islands of Sicily in 241 BCE, followed by Sardinia and Corsica in 238 BCE. At the end of the second Punic war (205 BCE), Rome’s next major portfolio “acquisition” was Spain. In all, Gill lists thirty-two Roman colonies. I was curious why she listed a date range for some provinces,…

establish their superiority in the Western Mediterranean. On the other hand, after defeating in the First Punic War Carthage wanted to defeat Rome being powerful by the leadership of Hannibal. Carthage controlled much of North Africa, Spain, Sicily, and Sardinia. First settled by the traders from the Lebanon. The City Carthage founded in 814BC before Rome was a collection of huts build by mud. The Second Punic War took place between 218 - 201 B.C. In this war, where Hannibal, the great…

history of making a peaceful treaty with many powers of the Mediterranean. In 509 BC, Carthage signed the treaty with Rome divides the influence and trade. They struggle with Greeks and local African tribes. The main rivalry over the Sicily and Sardinia with Greeks took centuries: (Wikipedia) First Sicilian War The island of Sicily, lying at Carthage's doorstep, became the arena in which this conflict played out. From their earliest days, both the Greeks and Phoenicians had been attracted to…

INTRODUCTION: In the early 20th century, Europe was home to a jumbled network of coalitions that pitted state against state. Pressures grew rapidly as nations snapped up any region they could get their hands on, built great armies and navies, recognized their enemies, and organized for the huge war that was looking more likely every day. There had already been numerous small hostilities in the century's first 14 years that overwrought the continent's harmony even further. By 1914, Europe was…

Italian is also a member of the Romance group of the Indo-European language family. The Italian language is more similar to the Latin language than any other Romance language, which makes sense because Latin originated in Italy. Latin was just one of several Indo-European languages in Italy. As a group, these languages are sometimes referred to as the Italic languages. The other Italic languages include Faliscan, Osean, Umbrian, and Venetic. The Italian language derives mainly from Vulgar Latin,…

Nationalism became similar to a new religion for people in Europe and America because of the unity and solidarity it promised, as well as the economic benefits of increased modernization and societal benefit of liberation. The goals of nationalism were to unite people of similar heritage, ethnicity, and culture, as well as increase representation of the common people in politics, civil rights, and economic boom through modernization and industrialization. France nationalists goals were seen…

The 1800’s was a time period when Europe and other countries were adjusting to the transformations of the movements occurring globally. The Latin American Independence movement had impact on the European movements. The French Revolution was one of the European crusades that had a major effect on the people of Latin America. The time period from 1806-1825 is known as the independence era. Many colonies yearned for their freedom from their mother country. Research will demonstrate the importance…

Two of the greatest empires in ancient times were the Romans and Carthaginians. Rome was a dominant in Italian peninsula while Carthage had a great naval power in the Mediterranean. The two rivals were about to conflict with fierceness and the winner would have the control of the Mediterranean. Carthage was built in the northern coast of Africa in 814 BC by Phoenician navigators approximately 60 years before its great rival, Rome. Pretty soon she became one of the greatest Mediterranean powers…

the Punic war will represent a decisive turning point for the future fortunes of Rome. First of all in terms of territorial expansion, since at the end of the war Rome will take total control of the entire Italian peninsula, adding also Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and the southern coast of the Iberian peninsula, extending its influence on the African Carthaginian coasts and of Numidia, as well as on the Aegean area. Thus, a control of the entire western Mediterranean basin was carried out, which…