1. Carthage Aeneas Troy Dido 1184 BCE

2. 920 years later...

4. First Punic War (264-241) Civil war in Messina (Sicily) casus belli

5. Rome invests in fleet –quinqueremes –corvus Spain under Carthaginian control First Punic War (264-241)

8. Hannibal Barca son of Hamilcar born 247 BC At age 9, he makes an oath, swearing his undying hatred of Rome

9. Second Punic War 218-201 Hamilcar dies 237 221, Hannibal, age 26, top general Spain (then Italy)

10. * Saguntum 8 month siege 219: Leaves Hasdrubal in Spain w/ 16,000 troops pro-Rome

11. Hannibal crosses into Italy –80,000 infantry –12,000 cavalry –elephants Subdues Celts in Po River valley October, 218 BCE

12. Leaves Hanno + 10K troops, 1K cavalry

13. Meanwhile, back in Rome...

14. P. Cornelius Scipio –Spain The Plan T. Sempronius Longus –Africa (via Sicily) Back to Italy Po River Gn. Cornelius Scipio –SE Gaul

15. Roman defeats at –Ticinus River, Trebia River (218) –Lake Trasimene (217) – Cannae (216)

16. Ticinus River 218 P. Cornelius Scipio wounded Romans withdraw

17. Trebia River December, 218 Scipio’s legions + Sempronius Major loss: 15-20K

18. Lake Trasimene April, 217 new cos. Flaminius Hannibal ambushes; 15K Romans dead

19. Cannae 216 cos. Varro & Paulus 60K Romans dead

20. Vietnam (1957-1973) 58,000

21. P. Cornelius Scipio (the Younger) Hasdrubal crosses Alps into Italy Metaurus R.: Hasdrubal + 20K dead 208

22. Romans defeat Carthaginians in Spain Hannibal in Italy Scipio plans invasion of Africa 206

23. 20K Carth. Dead; 20K slavery; Romans: 500 dead 202: Hannibal defeated –all territory but city –all warships, elephants –$$$ (10,000 talents) –no war w/o Roman consent P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus Zama

24. 16 years in Italy 300,000 dead Romans Farms, etc. devastated

25. PC Scipio, cos. 218 PC Scipio Africanus (son), cos. 205 PC Scipio Aemelianus (adopted grandson of Africanus), cos. 134 Famous Scipios

26. Even More Famous Scipios

27. Third Punic War 149-146 M. Porcius Cato delenda est Carthago Scipio Aemilianus Carthage destroyed