WESTERN CIVILIZATION Oct. 30, 2013

1. WESTERN CIVILIZATION Oct. 30, 2013 • Agenda • Things Mr. Taylor finds funny and hopes you will too • The Punic Wars Jig-saw • The Punic Wars Learning Target: Students will understand the cause of the Punic Wars, will be able to explain the key events and individuals of the wars, as well as evaluate the effect of the wars on Roman expansion.

2. Socially Awesome-Awkward Penguin

4. To The Punic Wars and Beyond

5. Rome and Carthage http://www.zonu.com

6. The Punic Wars

7. The Punic Wars • The First Punic War • Cause: • Effect: • The Second Punic War (Pt. 1) • Cause: • Effect: Roman intervention on behalf of Messina in Sicily Carthaginian surrender; build-up of massive army by Hamilcar; hatred of Rome by Hannibal Hannibal’s desire to destroy Rome Massive loss of men & senators for Rome; Hannibal remains in Italy; Roman philosophy of war solidified = caution!

8. The Punic Wars • The Second Punic War (Pt. 2) • Cause: • Effect: • The Third Punic War • Cause: • Effect: Roman harassment of Hannibal’s troops; Scipio’s plan to move the war to Africa Defeat of Hannibal and the surrender of Carthage Roman desire to completely erase Carthage as a threat The burning of Carthage and the total elimination of Carthage as a city-state

9. October 31, 2013 • Agenda: • Things Mr. Taylor finds funny and hopes you will too • The Punic Wars as a Front • The Fall of the Roman Republic BOO HALLOWEEN!

10. Now, something funny….

11. The Punic Wars as a Front • What was the real purpose of Rome’s battles against Carthage? • What else was Rome doing during the Punic Wars?

12. The Punic Wars as a Front • War with the Celts • Northern Italy & Spain • Cause: Misunderstanding of Treaties • Effect: Brutal conquest of Northern Italy & Spain • Rome often slaughtered everyone in ambushes and massacres

13. The Punic Wars as a Front • War in the East • Remember these guys?? • Macedonians? Seleucids? • Second Macedonian War (201-169 BCE) • Cause: Request for aid by Pergamum & Rhodes • Effect: Freed all Greeks from foreign rule

14. The Punic Wars as a Front • The Syrian War (192-189 BCE) • Cause: Request from Greeks after Seleucid invasion • Effect: Rome enters Asia for the first time; gives conquered lands in Asia Minor to Pergamum • The Third Macedonian War (171-167 BCE) • Cause: Squabbling between Greece & Macedon • Effect: Division of Macedonia into 4 weak kingdoms

15. The Punic Wars as a Front • Let’s just take Macedon • Cause: revolt in 149 BCE • Effect: annexation of Macedon • May as well take Greece, too • Cause: Squabbling between city-states  war • Effect: Sacking of Corinth; annexation of Greece in 146 BCE

16. PHEW! Domination is hard work! • In 133 BCE, Pergamum willed to Rome • So what’s the big deal? • Following the Punic Wars (and all the others) Rome becomes, exclusively, the dominant force in the Mediterranean. • Rome confident, and desirous, of its growing domination in Europe

17. The Punic Wars • asdf

18. Why stop there? • By 49 BCE, Rome had added considerably more territory to its list • Gallic France • Asia Minor • Palestine • Syria • Northern Africa

19. Let’s try this from the beginning… • http://www.the-map-as-history.com/demos/tome12/12_03_founding_of_rome_downfall_empire.php

20. The Fall of the Republic • With your pod-members, discuss and list what you think may have caused the fall of the Roman Republic.

21. Homework • Be nice • Be awesome • But also: • Read the “Fall of the Roman Republic” on pp. 51-58 of the packet