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Page 1: Started to expand  What are the pro’s and con’s of expansion?  Strain/Conflict  264-146 B.C.  First Punic War- gained Corsica, Sicily, Sardinia

ROME

Page 2: Started to expand  What are the pro’s and con’s of expansion?  Strain/Conflict  264-146 B.C.  First Punic War- gained Corsica, Sicily, Sardinia

Section 2 Started to expand

What are the pro’s and con’s of expansion? Strain/Conflict

264-146 B.C. First Punic War- gained Corsica, Sicily, Sardinia Second Punic War- Hannibal outmaneuvered

Rome Third Punic War- Completely destroyed

Carthage

Page 3: Started to expand  What are the pro’s and con’s of expansion?  Strain/Conflict  264-146 B.C.  First Punic War- gained Corsica, Sicily, Sardinia

Conquests

Imperialism- control over foreign lands/people

Macedonia, Greece, Asia (Roman Province)

“Mare Nostrum”- Our Sea

Page 4: Started to expand  What are the pro’s and con’s of expansion?  Strain/Conflict  264-146 B.C.  First Punic War- gained Corsica, Sicily, Sardinia

Pro’s

Brought riches into Rome Loot, taxes, commerce, slaves

Rich vs. Poor (Latfundia) Riots Corruption Greed, self-interest

Page 5: Started to expand  What are the pro’s and con’s of expansion?  Strain/Conflict  264-146 B.C.  First Punic War- gained Corsica, Sicily, Sardinia

Grachhus Brothers

Tiberius and Gaius (patricians Land to poor farmers Grain to feed poor

Killed by senators and thugs

Page 6: Started to expand  What are the pro’s and con’s of expansion?  Strain/Conflict  264-146 B.C.  First Punic War- gained Corsica, Sicily, Sardinia

Decline

Civil Wars Slave uprising/revolts

Julius Caesar Great Warrior (Veni, vidi, vici) Forced senate (dictator)

Page 7: Started to expand  What are the pro’s and con’s of expansion?  Strain/Conflict  264-146 B.C.  First Punic War- gained Corsica, Sicily, Sardinia

Reforms

48-44 B.C. Public works Public land to poor Calendar Citizenship

Assassination King In March, 44 B.C. stabbed to death by senate Civil Wars- Octavian and Mark Anthony (hunt

down)

Page 8: Started to expand  What are the pro’s and con’s of expansion?  Strain/Conflict  264-146 B.C.  First Punic War- gained Corsica, Sicily, Sardinia

Two men quarreled Octavian defeated mark Anthony and

Cleopatra (Queen of Egypt)

Octavian gained absolute power

Page 9: Started to expand  What are the pro’s and con’s of expansion?  Strain/Conflict  264-146 B.C.  First Punic War- gained Corsica, Sicily, Sardinia

Roman Empire

Stable government Civil service (enforce laws) High-level jobs Provinces had self-government Ordered a Census New coins/Postal service Put jobless to work (roads, temples,

farms) 200 years of prosperity

Page 10: Started to expand  What are the pro’s and con’s of expansion?  Strain/Conflict  264-146 B.C.  First Punic War- gained Corsica, Sicily, Sardinia

Good/Bad

Caligula- evil and incompetent Named gorse consul

Nero-evil/insane Persecuted Christians Great fire

Hadrian-good Codified law system

Page 11: Started to expand  What are the pro’s and con’s of expansion?  Strain/Conflict  264-146 B.C.  First Punic War- gained Corsica, Sicily, Sardinia

Marcus Aurelius Last good ruler Pax Romana- roman peace, order, prosperity

Protected roads Trade (grain, ivory, gold) Spreading ideas