The Punic Wars have been called the ancient equivalent to the twentieth century’s World Wars. They both involved great super powers of their time with enormous amount of soldiers fighting in epic battles like Cannae and Normandy. Both wars had their fair share of famous and infamous individuals who helped create a dramatic story like Hannibal and Scipio and Patton and Rommel. The Punic Wars and World Wars took place in Western Europe and North Africa and both effectively shaped the course of history
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
The aim of this essay is to discuss the Battle of Cannae and it's historical significance and it's consequences in Western Civilization. The Battle of Canne occurred at the start of the Second Punic Wars, on the 2nd of August in 216 BCE. This battle was an onslaught between the Roman Legions forces and Carthage which were commanded by Hannibal's "troops that, consisted of a mix of Gauls, Spaniards, Numidians and Carthaginians"1 while the Roman forces were lead by Lucius Aemilius Paulus and Gaius
10/13/15 Latin 1 Honors Hero Project Scipio Africanus is best known for his defeat of Hannibal and the Carthaginians in the Battle of Zama, which ended the Second Punic War. Scipio Africanus was a Roman general and also a Roman Consul. He is renowned as one of the best Roman generals of all time. He is famous for fighting in the Second Punic War and the Battle of Ticinus. Scipio Africanus was born in Rome on 236 B.C. He was born with the name Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus, but is more commonly
This success made them a target for the emerging Roman acquisition. The first Punic War between the Carthaginians and Romans began over the struggle to dominate Sicily. Ultimately this battle was unsuccessful for Carthage because they lost dominance over Sicily and had to pay an indemnity. The loss of Sicily left the Carthaginian general
had organized their government. Also, the Carthaginian Empire was one of the biggest merchants when it came to trade and commercial supremacy. However, because of how big the Carthaginian Empire was, Rome eventually went to war with them, therefore causing the First Punic War. Carthage, one of the first great Imperial opponent of Rome was one of the few empires that was actually able to bring Rome to the brink of defeat. Though in the beginning Carthage had a more demure start. Carthage was originally
History Agustus Caesar Octavian was one of the first of the roman emperors, in 63 B.C - 14 C.E After Julius Caesar died. Octavian was adopted by his granduncle, Octavian admired his granduncles political and militray work and aspired to be like him. Octavian claimed to be a descended from a goddes called venus, which made people believe he was a living god.During his 40-years reign, Augustus nearly doubled the size of the
Most of the information that was written on Archimedes was lost over the centuries, however, what it did show was how talented of a mathematician he truly was. (Hellenistic mathematics, 2010) Not only was he a mathematician but during the Second Punic War he did help defeat the Romans by creating inventions that would help catapult stones, sink their fleets and burn their
The Punic Wars, three wars for a dispute over the control of trade in the western Mediterranean Sea lasted from around 260 B.C.E. to 150 B.C.E. A situation arose such as the wars, which required the leadership of one individual. Under these special circumstances, the Senate and the consuls would appoint a temporary dictator to rule for a limited
age. Even though he was too young, he thought he should be able to be a curule aedile because the people loved him. Scipio only held the public office for a year. Since Hannibal attacked the roman allied city of Saguntum, he initiated the Second Punic War. Rome needed a general, and the senior magistrates were too scared to lead a defense. Scipio’s father and uncle were killed in the battle, so Scipio wanted revenge. He was given command over the entire army. This was the first time in Rome’s