Punic Wars

Carthage

It was located in Tunisia

Senate (Sounds like Rome… but money is everything for them)

Army (Mercenaries)

Calvary (Numidians) [Algeria]

Romans are rivals with Carthage

Hageman Theory

Child Sacrifice

Molech

First Punic War: Sicily

“The Sons Of Mars” Mamertines (Since 288 Messana has been their city)

They killed the brother of Hiero, tyrant of Syracuse and he wanted revenge.

After fighting Carthage they ally them, the Mamertines start fighting them again after winning.

And the Mamertines call the Romans for aid.

Rome wins

Carthage lose Sicily and all the island in the Mediterranean

Unconventional Warfare

-Do whatever you want, not organized.

-Barca does a great job damaging Rome, but Carthage stops paying him.

-He goes to Spain and to takeover the tribes and later…

-Barcalogna-Barcelona

-His idea is to replace all that Carthage has lost.

Indemnity = 12000 Taleouts

Payment for damage

Hannibal

Gaius Terrentius Varro – Anvassidor, Consul, Bad General

Barca

Mago – Baby

Hasdrubal – Older

Hannibal - Middle

Saguntum – Trading Center

Second Punic War 219 BC

After Saguntum is attacked Rome declares war.

Maharbal – Cavalry Commander

Imilse – Hannibal’s Wife

Deserters – People that leave

Ambush

Hanno The Great – Political enemy of the Barca’s

P. Scipio – Elder

P. Scipio – Younger

Noble Family In Rome the Scipio’s

They will cross the Rhone River, with 37 elephants.

At the Alpes he looses 1000 men.

7 Months from New Carthage to the End of the Alpes.

They lost 70000, 27000 remaining.

Rome writes all the information we know about Carthage.

Hannibal needs more men to attack Rome.

So he recruits local tribes.

The Battle of Tisane, hide… wait… attack.

The Romans believed the Second Punic War would be fought just like the first.

So they prepared a whole bunch of naval army, for nothing.

Hannibal is Zer0’s ancestor apparently… He used deception.

Hawks (Predator) and doves (Peace)

Tyrant – 6 Months

Elephant – Sirius

216 BC

Consuls: Varo and Polis

Burns roman properties except Fabius’s

Ticinus Trebia Trasimene Cannae

Cuntator – The Delayer

30% of the Roman senate gets killed on the battlefield.

Almost all the Roman political power, system, economy is destroyed in one day.

Hannibal commits suicide by poison; he didn’t want the Romans to have the satisfaction of his dead.

33 What are the two consuls that led the Romans at Cannae?

34 How many Roman soldiers were killed at Cannae?

35 What are there consequences for Rome after the battle of Cannae?

36 Consequences #2

37 Consequences #3

38 After the battle of Cannae who leads the Roman government?

39 What does Hannibal say about not immediately attacking Rome?

“The gods haven’t given everything to one man, you know how to win but you don’t know how to use a victory.”

Phabius is reelected as dictator.

The new requirements to join the Roman army:

-Lowers required age to 17.

-The required property

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