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Rome enters the Greek World
Rome and the Hellenis3c World at the 3me of the first Punic War 264-‐241 BCE
The Pull to the West
Pyrrhos King of Epiros
(319/318–272 BCE)
The Hellenis3c World looks
West
Second cousin to Alexander Brother in law to Demetrios
Ally to Ptolemy I Soter of Egypt and Ptolemy Keraunos of Macedonia
Two victories: Pyrrhic victories Why so hard?
So what makes the Romans such stubborn, dangerous losers?
The Romans
Synoecism: Remember Athens?
Born of diversity, growing by integra3on
A story of melding with others
A mixed cons3tu3on by Greek standards
The Roman Senate: An aristocracy in assembly?
Vote for all
From early on
2 Consuls to rule them all
The holders of Imperium
A new Greek reality in the 3rd c.
The challenge of Hannibal: Cheesy image, mortal danger
Macedonia intervenes where it should not
Philip V allies himself to Hannibal beginning of aggressive Roman
interven3on in Greece
In come the Romans to change everything Aemilius Paulus’ Monument at Pydna (168 BCE)
He came, he saw, he fell in love
And the conquest is complete Augustus unites the Mediterranean