PUnIc WArS Flashcards
(22 cards)
What did both Carthage and Rome want control of?
Sicily
What did Rome send to sicily?
Troops to prevent Carthage from taking over Sicily
What did Carthage consider this to be?
Invasion
What caused Rome to have setbacks early in the war?
Carthages navy was to powerful
How long did the first punic war last?
20 years
What happened in 241 BC???
ROME DEFEATS CARTHAGES NAVY!!
WHAT WAS CARTHAGE FORCED TO DO??
give up SICILY AND PAY HUGE FINES TO ROME.
Where did carthage begin expanding into?
Southern Spain
What happened in 219 BC?
Carthage attacks Sagantum
Who did Carthage send to face the Romans?
HANNIBAL
What was Hannibal’s army made up of?
46000 troops, 6000 calvary, 37 war elephants
What did Hannibal cross to attack Rome?
The alps
What happnened to hannibals army on the journey?
they lost half
216 BC??
Battle of Kanye
202 BC?
Rome attacks Carthage?
WHO DID ROME PUT IN COMMOND OF THE ARMY?
scipio
What happned at the battle of zama?
Carthage is defeated
What did the two generals do before the battle
met in the middle of the battlefeild
What was carthage forced to do? ( battle of zama )
forced to give up spain, there navy, and pay large fines to rome for longer.
146 bc
Rome DESTROYED carthage
148-146 BC
Rome conquered Greece
129 BC??
Rome took their first territory in Asia
