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Roman Legion• Divided into
infantry and cavalry
• 5,000 Soldiers• Every citizen
had to serve for 10 years
Roman Legion
• Divided into smaller groups of 80 men called a century
Roman Power Grows• Roman power
grew slowly and steadily
• Eventually conquered all of Italy
The Defeated People• Rome was lenient to the
people they conquered–They were allowed to
be full citizens if they lived on the Tiber
–Those who lived further away had citizenship but could not vote.
The Punic Wars• Eventually Rome
and Carthage began to fight over trade in the Mediterranean Sea
• They fought 3 battles
The First Punic War• Fought over
Sicily for 23 years
• Carthage lost• This was Rome’s
first province
The Second Punic War• Carthage was led by
HANNIBAL a brilliant general.
• He used 50,000 men, 9,000 cavalry and 60 elephants.
• To surprise Rome he went through the Alps
The Second Punic War• For 10 years he
pillaged northern Italy
• Finally a Roman general name SCIPIO defeated Hannibal.
The Third Punic War• By this time, Carthage
was no longer a threat.• Cato a influential
senator reminded them of the terror Hannibal laid on Italy.
• Romans destroy Carthage and sold all of Carthaginians into slavery!
Rome In Control• Victory in the Punic Wars
gave Rome control of the Mediterranean
Pictures Cited• Slide 1 – http://www.crystalinks.com/punicwars.jpg
• Slide 2 – http://i.imdb.com/Photos/Ss/0172495/2, http://italophiles.com/images/wbreem8.jpg
• Slide 3 – http://www.krescendo.com/gladiatorlatin/script/english/gladiator_files/image001.jpg, http://www.terragalleria.com/images/italy/ital7334.jpeg, http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/upload/img/04663_-_roman_helmet.jpg
• Slide 4 – http://home.hetnet.nl/~sebas-vero/Trapani-Italy%20map.jpg
• Slide 5 – http://i.imdb.com/Photos/Ss/0172495/1
• Slide 6 – http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/519M406S5DL._AA280_.jpg
• Slide 7 – http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Carthage-1958-PortsPuniques.jpg/800px-Carthage-1958-PortsPuniques.jpg
• Slide 8 – http://www.bible-history.com/rome/map_punic_wars.gif
• Slide 9 – http://www.valleygames.ca/images/HannibalBoxFinal.jpg
• Slide 10 – http://www.ibabuzz.com/hayword/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/hannibal.jpg
• Slide 11 – http://www.sbceo.k12.ca.us/~vms/carlton/hannibal3.jpg
• Slide 12 – http://www.copia-di-arte.com/kunst/anonymous/bust_roman_general_publius_co_hi.jpg
• Slide 13 – http://www.romanempire.net/romepage/images/ArtGallery/RomeandRomans1/Carthage.JPG
• Slide 14 – http://members.tripod.com/kevinashbrook/venice.jpg