Today’s Vocab  Punic Wars- Series of Wars between Rome and Carthage.  Hannibal- The famous Carthaginian General who invaded northern Italy by leading the Carthaginian army over the Alps.

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Rome Spreads its Power  Roman power grew slowly as the Legions fought for control of the Italian Peninsula.  Rome treated those they conquered differently. The neighboring Latin's on the Tiber River became full citizens of Rome. Farther away people had all the rights of citizens except for the right to vote. All others fell into a third category, called allies.

The Commercial Network  With such easy access to the Mediterranean Roman merchants moved goods by land and by sea. They traded Roman wine and Olive oil for things from other lands such as a variety of food, raw materials and manufactured goods.  At the time of the Republic however another city interfered with Roman access to the Mediterranean. The most dominant city on the Mediterranean was Carthage.

The Punic Wars  Who fights in the Punic Wars? Rome and Carthage  What was the end result of the Punic Wars? Rome becomes a dominant imperial power and gains control of the Mediterranean Sea  How many were there? Three  When were they? ~ BC

The First Punic War  Carthage overextends itself into Sicily.  Rome Gets angry  Rome wins and gains control of Sicily and forces Carthage to limit colonies

The Second Punic War  Carthage occupies Spain and other Mediterranean areas.  Hannibal takes the Carthaginian army through Spain over the Alps and into Italy, occupying it for over 10 years.  Rome decides to weaken Carthage by attacking Spain and then Carthage.  This forces Hannibal to retreat. Rome wins again

The Third Punic War  Rome is still salty at Carthage so… Rome burns Carthage to the ground, sells their inhabitants into slavery and plows salt into their fields so crops could not grow!

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EQ  HOW DID ROME’S GEOGRAPHY AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT LEAD THEM TO DOMINATE THE MEDITERRANEAN POLITICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY?

Closing? 1. Why did war erupt between Rome and Carthage? 2. Why did Hannibal march his army through the Alps? 3. What was the end result of the Punic Wars?