CH 73

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Between 285 and 202 BC, Alexander’s successors pass their kingdoms on, and Hannibal takes his
elephants across the Alps
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Successors’ Domains

 3 left
 Ptolemy – ______________________
 Lysimachus – ________________________(TM)
 Seleucus – _________________________(Per+ )

 Ptolemy Ceraunus causes chaos

 Ptolemy’s jilted eldest son
 Gets ______________________________to fight
 _____________________________ dies

 3 kingdoms
 ___________________________________- Egypt
 ___________________________________– TM
 ___________________________________– Per+
 Fights off the Gauls, pt. of AM becomes
___________________________________
Busts of Lysimachus (left) and Seleucus (right).
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R: By Allan Gluck - Allan Gluck, CC BY 4.0,
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Roman Timeline

Kingdom

 753-509 BC
 ______________________ story
 Mix of cultures (__________________too)

Putto Graziani, hollow-cast bronze on which is engraved

the Etruscan inscription "To the god Tec Sans as a gift"
(Tec Sans was the protectress of childhood), 3-2nd
century BC, Rome, Museo Gregoriano Etrusco
By Sailko - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?
curid=30521728
Roman Timeline

Republic Empire
 __________________________  __________________________
 2 ________________________ start the Republic
 (p475) *509 BC*
 (more to come)
 ___________________________________________
 Plebians slowly gain rights (Tablets, tribunes, then consuls) Etruscan painting; dancer and musicians, Tomb of the Leopards, in Tarquinia, Italy

 _____________________________of Rome (ch66)

 Starting conquests
 Meet the Gauls/Celts

 _____________________________________(ch69)
 Expansion
 Appian Way

 ____________________________Wars (ch73-74,)
 v. Carthage

By Unknown author - from Le Musée absolu, Phaidon, 10-2012, Public Domain,

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The First Punic War
________________________, 264 – 241

 Butt heads over _______________, Sicily

 Rome takes most of ______________
 Rm Builds ________________

 17 yrs. Later
 Rm. Lands in ____________________________
 Carthage gets a new general
 _________________________________________

 Hamlicar starts winning

 In Sicily, some on It. coasts
 But Carthage can’t support anymore
 __________________________w/ Rm

 2 Roman Firsts Hamilcar Barca's probable base near Panormus in 247

 _________________________________________ BC. A generic representation, not to exact scale and
 _________________________________________ not all information shown.
Maglorbd (talk) - I (Maglorbd (talk)) created this work entirely by myself., CC0,
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37302438
Egypt vs. Per+/Seleucid Empire

 Egypt –
 Ptolemy III, Good rule
 Ptolemy IV, hated & killed
 Ptolemy V, loses W. Semitic lands
 __________________________________________

 Seleucid– 3 rulers then Antiochus III

 King @ 15 yrs. old
 Puts down Medes and Per. Rebellion
 Lets Bactrica & Parthia go
 Gains____________________________
By Hartmann Linge - Own workTetradrachm of
Seleucus I – the horned horse, the elephant and
the anchor all served as symbols of the Seleucid
monarchy.[1][2] of Seleucid Empire
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The Second Punic War
Rome v. Carthage, 218-202

 ____________________________________
 Starts new colony in Iberia (aka Spain)
 _______________________, son, goes with him
 Taught to ______________________

 __________________takes over & age 26

 Threatens __________ who asks for _____help

 Rm. Sets _____________as the ultimatum An ancient Carthaginian shekel, dated 237 - 227 BC. On the
 Hannibal ____________heads for the ________ obverse is a depiction of Heracles/Melqart, most likely with the
 100k foot soldiers facial features of Hamilcar Barca, father of Hannibal Barca. On
the reverse is a depiction of a man riding an elephant.
 20k calvary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilcar_Barca#/media/File:Dishekel_hispano-cartagin
 37 elephants %C3%A9s-2.jpg
The Second Punic War
Rome v. Carthage, 218-202

 Alps terrify Hannibal’s men

 15 days to cross
 Lost __________men

 Hannibal ____________________________
 3 big victories
 Battle at Lake Trasimene
 Goes around Rm.

The passage of the Alps was effected under many difficulties

By prof A.J Church illustration by H.R.Millars and others - Stories from Ancient Rome,
Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32196532
 The Second Punic War:
_________________________, 216 BC

 Numbers
 Rm – 100k
 Carth – 50k

 ____________________________________
 Retreat with weak center line (He’s here)
 Strong wings
 Lure Rm. _______________________________

 ____________________________________
 50k Rm. die
 Rm. Thinks it’ll be wiped off Italy

 Carthage helps ______________ vs. Rm.

By Jörg Schulz - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?
curid=10969209

A modern monument near the site of the Battle of Cannae

 The Second Punic War:
Rome Starts Gaining
• Gets back ______________________
Archimedes dies here
• The ________________invade Iberia
Both die
But sack New Carthage
• Intercept _______________________
Hannibal’s Bro
Kill 50k
• Stop war with ___________________
Peace of Phoenice
Concentrate on Carthage
The approximate extent of territory controlled by Rome and
Carthage immediately before the start of the First Punic War.
By Harrias - This file was derived from: First Punic War 264 BC v2.pngChanges:Adjusted Carthaginian
territory in Corsica and Sardinia.Information from:Muir, Ramsay; Treharne R. F.; Fullard, Harold (1969).
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The Second Punic War
___________________, 202 BC

 Hannibal returns to __________________

 Regrets not taking the city of Rome

 Hannibal’s problems
 Isn’t used to defensive war
 ____________________for soldiers

 ____________________________________
 Hannibal’s line breaks
 Hannibal retreats to Carthage, surrenders
 Burns fleet

 Scipio  ___________________________

Roman bronze bust of Scipio Africanus, dated mid 1st century BC,
and found in the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum[111]
By Miguel Hermoso Cuesta - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27034577
Punic Wars Timeline

 First (264 – 241)

 _________________________________
 _________________________________

 Second (218 – 202)

 Hannibal Crosses the _______________
 Almost wins all of _______________
 Battle of _______________, 216 BC
 Battle of _______________, 202 BC
 _______________
 __________________________________

 Third
 (more to come)

Roman statuette of a war elephant

recovered from Herculaneum
By Jona Lendering - Naples National Archaeological Museum, Public Domain,
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