Punic Wars

King Pyrrhus of Greece helped the Greek colonies on Italy.

What did each costly victory become known as? Pyrrhic victories

Romans eventually pushed the Greeks off of Italy. 

Carthage became Rome's chief rival and fought 3 wars called the Punic Wars.

First Punic War: 264-241B.C. a navy war

 Rome won the war and took possession of Sardinia and Corsica

     Second Punic War

Carthage leader Hannibal used war elephants and crossed the Alps into Italy.

Roman general Scippo attacked Carthage and Hannibal was called back home to defend Carthage. Carthage was defeated at the Battle of Zama and lost control of the Meditteranean Sea.

Third Punic War

After Rome annihilated Carthage they burned it to the ground and sowed salt into the fields to make the land uninhabitable

As a result of the Punic Wars, Rome is now masters of the Meditteranean Sea and begins to conquer Greece and Asia Minor.

Find Pergamum on the map p 94.  When did Rome add this ancient kingdom to its empire? 133 B.C.

What did the Roman conquests corrupt the people of Rome with? an abundance of slaves and unearned wealth

What did this encourage? immorality, laziness, and an obsession with wordly pleasures

What were the Roman citizens unable to compete with? cheap slave labor

What were they forced to accept? government $ welfare

What were the "bread and circuses"p 94 free food and entertainment.  What did they feed? the dark hunger of taking pleasure in the pain and suffering of others

What happened @ the Colosseum?

Watch Tower of Hercules 3 min video

Collapse of the Republic

With the gap between the rich and the poor widened, civil wars erupted and military dictators arose to forcefully restore law and order.  Hence, the Roman Republic (government where people elect their leaders) becomes a dictatorship ( bad one man rule)

Julius Caesar conquers Gaul and crosses the Rubicon River and marched on Rome

What does it mean to cross the Rubicon today? making a decision that can never be reversed( there's no turning back)

Ceasar controlled Rome from 49 to 44 B.C.

1.  Introduced the Julian calendar

2.  Was murdered on March 15th by a group of Senators.

Go on line and google what this meaning "Et tu Brute"

Photo Credits:

Carthage: http://www.crystalinks.com/carthage.gif

1st Punic War : http://www.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schwww/sch618/RomanLinks/carthagemap.gif

Soldiers: http://www.totalwar.com/images/tcw12.jpg

Hannibal: http://sangha.net/messengers/Han-Italy.JPG

Roman Expansion: http://www.bible-history.com

Carthage burns: http://theancientromantimes.tripod.com

Roman Colosseum: http://www.wmcarey.edu/browning/step/Italy2005/Pics/Colosseum9M.jpg

Cleopatra: http://www.spun.com/amgcover/dvd/full/t1/04/t104388g5k3.jpg

Gaul Battle: http://members.aol.com/skyewrites/images/celrom.jpg

Lesson Objectives

Students will learn

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1. list

2. explain the difference between

3. describe the

4. chart on a map the

5. define the terms

6. Explain the significance of

Knowledge: Recall of data.

Comprehension: Understand the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words.

Application:
Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations in the workplace.

Analysis:
Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes between facts and inferences. 

Synthesis:
Builds a structure or pattern from diverse elements. Put parts together to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning or structure.

Evaluation:
Make judgments about the value of ideas or materials.