1. To begin: Imagine you are a soothsayer, how will you predict outcomes from Rome’s conflict with Carthage.
And so it begins:

2. Objective : to map the expansion of Rome by
1. viewing the map of Rome from BCE then
2. Examining the Punic Wars and predicting their outcome, noting the cause(s) and effect(s) of each war
3. mapping how each of the 3 PW’s expanded Rome geographically
4. comparing the 2 maps

3. First:
Read intro: (review) add anything to notes that you learned, add areas to map
Then. Read info in packets- predict, check answers in white packet (what I would lecture)
Add info to notes
Add areas to each map after each PW for how Rome expanded.

4. Rome
BCE
Latium
Tarentum
Click on map for student map

5. The Rise of Carthage

6. NEXT?-flesh this out from lecturette
-wealthy Carthaginian merchants & landowners establish an oligarchic republic.
-Council of four hundred (like senate)-set up trade-quinquereme used (good rammers!)
264BCE controlled N. Africa, Corsica, Sardinia, parts of Sicily, the Balearic Islands, E. Spain and Strait of Gibraltar. (locate onto map)
Carthage = superpower= 1.5 mill people (colonies & allies)-in contrast Rome less than a million-however Rome thought they could take them-Histories written by Polybius documents stand off…

7. First Punic War

8. NEXT?-flesh this out from lecturette
264 BCE Rome gets a quinquereme- added corvus-made sea battle into land battle-had several victories
Storms and battles set Roman back
Hamilcar Barca-defeats Roman fleets-raids Roman and Sicilian coasts “Man of Lightening”
245 BCE treasury empty but Roman citizens donate wealth one final fleet built (minus corvus) Naval battle off Sicilian coast-Romans choke Carthage, cut them off-they sue for peace end first PW Huge fine (talents paid)-give up prisoners, evacuate Sicily-can’t sail in Roman waters…map new territories of Rome

9. The Beginning of the Second Punic War

10. NEXT?-flesh this out from lecturette
Hannibal led army over Alps =surprise
Elephants & diverse troops=never mutinied=most believed in him and expected to make it across Alps
5 months to cross entered Po Valley in N. Italy-two tribes from N. Italy joined him (he was that motivational) Hannibal quickly defeated Roman army and began an assault on the Italian peninsula.

11. End of second Punic war-before Battle of Zama

12. NEXT?-flesh this out from lecturette
202 BCE Hannibal recruits to face Scipio.
Sent spies-to Roman camp located by Zama-Scipio captured and returned them! Ha! Morale buster
This inspired the two to meet but…
Battle at Zama=slaughter of Carthage, Hannibal advised a peace treaty-201 BCE harsh terms from Rome: Carthage gives up Spain, Mediterranean islands, no elephants, burn all but 10 ships, fine for 50 years-cant go to war with out Rome permission
Eventually Rome demands Hannibal-Carthage turns on

13. The Third Punic War

14. NEXT?-flesh this out from lecturette
Romans determined to destroy and humiliate Carthage-
Demands: turn over 300 noble children as hostages
all weapons & machines
Leave city and rebuild (deal breaker)
Freed slaves to fight, Rich gave up wealth – hair rope,
Valiant effort for 3 years
146 BCE city fell

15. Roman Republic BCE

16. Check objective
Using the two maps explain where Rome was able to expand
Can you explain the cause and effect of each Punic War? The importance of the Battle of Zama
Can you name 2 leaders from Carthage? Roman leaders? During the PW’s?