Three Punic Wars were fought between the Roman Republic and the Carthage Empire from 264-146 BC. Punic comes from the name Phoenician which applies to the Carthaginians, who are Phoenician ethnicity. The first of the Punic Wars had taken place in 264 BC and lasted more than 23 years. The first war was fought to establish control over the two Mediterranean islands, Corsica and Sicily. Before the war Carthage and Rome were very friendly towards each other. They had no reason to bother each other considering
Scipio Africanus Scipio Africanus was a famous Roman general. He came from a wealthy militaristic family. He is remembered for his defeat over Carthage, and the Roman senate’s injustice to him. Historians do not know much about his childhood. Scipio was loved by the people and hated by the senate. Scipio Africanus was not only a famous general who won many battles, but also a man who influenced Rome greatly. Publius Cornelius Scipio was Scipio Africanus’s real name. He had the same name as
of Roman Armies Battle tactics are said to have changed over time. However, just the opposite is evident. Battle tactics are for anyone to use, but work best with the militaries that are stable and continually training. In many cases, militaries throughout the world can be seen using the same tactics today as used in the 2nd Punic War, particularly the Battle of Cannae. Battle tactics improve so well by repetition of both practicing in training and executing tactics on the battlefield. Roman battle
Latin Plain of Central Italy, Rome a single city-state grew to develop into an empire ruling the entire Mediterranean coastal region. The Roman government can be divided into two periods the Roman Republic from 507 BCE to 31 BCE and the Roman Empire 31 BCE to 476 CE. The Roman Republic consisted of two main movements. First, the Constitution of the Roman Republic was principles passed down through precedents and the unwritten
end, the Hellenistic period saw the end of the Greece civilization. Now, going back into time, in 509 BCE, aristocrats in Italy drove out the monarchy. They then established the Roman Republic. The republic had regional conquests and expanded their republic rapidly. The roman
Both the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire were dominant world powers in their existence. Despite highs and lows since it’s birth as a city upon the Palatine hill until its incorporation into the Kingdom of Italy under King Bersaglieri in 1870 the city was the home to much culture, history, and military power. After rises and falls, expansions and sacks, the city would make two seperate attempts to enwall the city and help defend it against the empire’s enemies. The latter of the two successful
actually being a Roman and having spent a majority of his life in his native Greece, Plutarch traveled to Rome upon an occasion. He came from a wealthy family which helped to support his travels and studies. As a writer and historian Plutarch followed the Platonist style. Of his remaining works, at which point totaled up to 227, some of his most well-known are Plutarch: Fall of the Roman Republic and Plutarch: Makers of Rome, in which he writes on the lives of Fabius Maximus; the Roman politician/General
May 3rd, 1469, when Niccolo Machiavelli was born in n Florence, Italy. As a former Diplomat of the Florentine Republic, Machiavelli wrote what is known to be “the most famous book on politics ever written”(book intro) after he was expelled from political duty and curtly sent to jail by Lorenzo de’ Medici’s comeback. This harsh act would then be known to spark Machiavelli’s interest in Roman History and political treatise and create The Prince. Machiavelli’s book is an analytical guide to further understand