Intro Videos Crash Course: Rome Day in the Life of a Teenage Roman
million people Perspective – Wisconsin has 5.8m people U.S. has 318m
Founding the Roman Republic Approximately 753 BCE Ruled by Etruscan Kings (from north of Rome) Acquired culture from them: -City Building -Art -Religion -Mythology -Language
Growth of Rome - Trade -Etruscan merchants immigrated -resulted in Etruscan king creating a ruling council of representatives of the Roman soldiers (pattern of connection between army/government started)
509 BCE Expelled Etruscan kings Oligarchy with army support (could only do this if you had $$)
Military groups of 100 Ranked by quality of arms provided by the elites Elites met to elect magistrates & decide peace/war Centuries
Highest: Consuls: power over all Roman lands Lowest: Quaestor: limited authority 2 of each to consult with so no 1 person had all power 1 year renewable terms Republic Structure
1 st Italy: Fought with Etruscans 264 BCE had all of Italy Offered choice of alliance or conquest Different levels of citizenship Lure residents to support Rome & join army Conquest!
New navy Took over Mediterranean Carthage (north African rival) Gaul (Alps area) Macedonia & Greece Spain Southern France In the navy…
Carthage X3 Carthage dominated north central Africa & western Med including Spain (silver mines), Sicily and Sardinia
BCE Starts in Sicily Rome wins b/c of mutiny in Carthage troops Rome annexes them 3 min Punic Wars 3 min Punic Wars 1 st Punic War
Carthage rebuilt (especially in Spain) Spanish Cities ask Rome for help… 2 nd Punic War
Leader of Carthage 10,000s of soldiers and 37 elephants marched 1000 miles S. France, Alps To Rome Lost Exile in Syria Hannibal elephants elephants
3 rd time’s a charm?