Rome was constantly being sacked, with invasions spanning from the west to the east. “The northern world outside the Roman Empire was restless. Raids across the frontiers became more severe.the east was also restless.the Persians were determined to deal with Rome more firmly.pushing his borders westwards into Roman-controlled territories” (Doc. 2). The adage of the adage. With all of these invasions against a weak army without adequate equipment, Rome could not defend itself.
Rome had a big impact because of medicine and science. They made many types of medicine. One to help a bad cough. One to ease pain. We have many medicines to help with headaches, scrapes, cuts, and many other pains.
Rome after the Punic Wars Rome after the Punic wars was quite different that Rome before the engagements with Carthage. Polybius once said, “There are only two sources from which any benefit can be derived; our own misfortunes and those that have happened to other men.” Nowhere is this more true that when speaking of Rome after Carthage. Before The Punic Wars Rome was relatively small when compared to the nearby rival of Carthage.
Rome had a big amount of battles in the area and some of the battles affected that area. Also Rome, at it’s prime, had most of that area conquered. Rome and Carthage fought over the islands of Sicily, which was in the Mediterranean area. After the third Punic war, Carthage was pretty much destroyed, which greatly affected the area. The land of sicily was destroyed and the destruction is still being dealt with to this day.
The Romans soon realized that they could not equal Carthage’s naval power so they turned the naval battle into a land battle. Carthage eventually surrendered Sicily to Rome and had to pay them a fine (Backman 185-186). This shows that the Romans were very resourceful and knew how to
Their navy was also behind the attacks of the Italian coast. With the Carthaginian navy making it hard for the Romans, the Romans decided to build their own navy. The First Punic War started out as fight over a city. A city that kept Rome from being in constant danger.
Rome and Greece had many influential impacts on the Meditation Sea, such as, impacts on society, and many other things such as trade. In Roman Society the people were divided into groups known plebeians and Patricians. .Rome used the Mediterranean Sea to trade goods to other countries. Another reason was the fact that the Mediterranean Sea was one of the main trade links used between all the different continents and regions surrounding the Roman Empire. People of the Roman Empire used it because it was a lot faster to transport good and a lot safer than land transportation.
Conclusion The three Punic Wars between Carthage and Rome lasted over a century, beginning in 264 BC and ending with the destruction of Carthage in 146 BC. Rome was the dominant power throughout the Italian peninsula, while Carthage was the leading maritime power in the world. By defeating Carthage in the Punic Wars, Rome turned Africa into a province of its
Rome’s war on Carthage would end in it being an empire even if it did not have an emperor, its lands did not only have roman people it now had Greeks, Iberians and North Africans. Rome did this
Rome had an army and Carthage a navy so the Romans had to build a navy. The war ended when Rome defeated the Carthage and Rome took control over the two islands. The Second War began when the Carthaginian general named Hannibal invaded Italy but he was defeated once again and had to give up Spain and all the islands. The Third Punic War, it consisted on capturing and destroying the city of
After conquering various territories, Rome had the positive and negative effects. Here, I will talk about the negative effects particularly in government, the behavior of the Romans, and its civilization. One of the negative effects of Rome's conquest was that they became ambitious in that they loved to stay in power. Another negative effect was that they became avaricious as they started to do things or to make wealth for themselves instead of looking after the welfare of the people . For example, the aristocratic class started making themselves rich from the spoils of war and their office ignoring the interest of the republic.
264) in Sicily for the control and possession of the Sicily island. For what looked like a local quarrel turn to a combat fight between tow heavy powers. Carthage was in control of Sicily in 260s which was of no interest to Rome but a complicated little dispute arose in Messana in 264 and one side appealed to Carthage while the other to Rome but which seemed like a local quarrel turned was the origin of the fist Punic war. Arlima.net (n.d) . Carthage a naval power defeated the Romans on sea battle but the Romans under the leadership of Appius Claudius reinforced and by 241 Carthage were exhausted and subsequently defeated, they sued for peace and were given harsh terms, though unconquered their merchants continue to generate wealth for the state.
Both Carthage and Rome fought long and hard for the victories of the Punic Wars. . The Punic Wars were an example of Rome's great wealth and size, and Cartridges leaders, strategies and government. Hannibal strategies, bravery and determination led him to be very successful in the first Punic War, but because of his lack of support from the council and small army, gave rome a great leg up, leading them to victory. If Rome's wealth and size was removed they would not have had conquered Carthage.
In our day today life we use many things that the Greeks and the Romans invented for our personal needs. Most people do not know were some of the inventions come from even when they use it everyday. So let's discuss what the Greeks and Romans gave our society that some people might over look. One of the many things many people think that the United States of America made this form of government, but it was the Greeks who first did this then the Romans in their early days as a nation.
The Roman empire was the post Roman Republic period of the ancient Roman civilization Characterized by government heard by amateurs and large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean sea in Europe Africa and Asia. Rome was first route by Roman kings damn by Roman Republic then by emperors. Many modern lands were once part of the Roman Empire , including Britain . The Roman expansion produced social conflict in Civil War. Julius Caesar gain power and became a dictator but was assassinated.
