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3rd Punic War
Rome has turned into a "Roman lake" After Second Punic War, Rome made treaty with Carthage saying they couldnt aquire new territories, build warships, or declare war, and they had to pay back fines to Rome Rome visits Carthage and see success (mad)
Numidians hired by Rome to attack Carthage
Carthage declares war which breaks treaty with Rome
Carthage sends senators to Rome for forgiveness
Rome attacks Carthage, killing everyone and salting the land. -
200
Rome is left in Shambles
After 3rd Punic War, Rome is left in shambles- awful land.
Farmers are unable to afford their farms so they must sell land and find other work This creates two very distinct classes- Reforms are tried to be made for equality and this angers Senate. Senate kills those who question their power
Julius Caesar, Crassus the Rich, and Pompey the Great- all killed by senate Lots of Civil Wars take place eventually Julius Caesar is assisinated (after declaring himself king in 58 BCE Octavious wins -
Period: 207 to 237
2nd Punic War
Rome conquers Po Valley and eastern shore of Adriatic Sea Hamilcar attacks Sarguntum, Spain
Hannibal takes over and attacks Sarguntum in 218
Hannibal leads men over Pyrenese/Alps to Italy
Leads military up and down penninsula, never attacking Rome
Scipio gains back control of Spain and attacks Carthage-destroyed -
Period: 241 to 264
1st Punic War
Rome/Carthage limit each others expansion
Mamertines seize town of Mssina, Italy
Carthage tries to help them
Rome declares war on Carthage for breaking treaty
Land fighting takes place in Sicily
Romans capture Carthanginian bireme and copy design, enhancing it as well.
Rome invades Africa and attacks Carthaginiian ships -
367
One of the Consuls must be Plebian
one of the two consuls in the senate must be plebian -
Feb 5, 616
Struggle for Political Power in Rome
661-509 BCE Etruscan kinds from Nothern Italy rule Rome where classes are divided into Plebians (many) and Patricians (fathers of the state) -
Patricias give into Plebians
They allows Plebians to elect 10 officials (Tibune of the Plebs) to represent in the senate.Council of Plebs is created. Laws are also recorded (12 Tables) -
Romulus and Remis
800 BCE- Amulis and Numitor, ancestors of Aeneas gain riches and Kingship of Troy. Numitors Kingship is stolen by Amulis who makes his daughter, Antho a vestal so she can not have a son. She ends up getting pregnant with Romulus and Remis who are put into exhile, but live and end up (Romulus) creating Rome -
Patricians lead reblellion against Etruscan rule
overthrow the las king, Tarquinius Superbus (Tarquinius the Proud) and establish a republic. The Particians also divide the states power and form a senate of 300 people with two Consuls to command the army and run day-to-day affairs. -
Conflict of Orders begins
Plebians riot and move away from Rome, rufusing to work or serve in military. -
Council of Plebs is incorporated into Citizen's Asseblies
who had the right to pass laws that affected the entire society
