Aim: How do the Punic Wars

demonstrate a turning point in the

history of Rome?
Reminders:
•HW#24 is due today to
classroom.
•You can push HW#25 until
Monday (rather then
tomorrow) as I have a
sheet on the effects of the
Punic Wars and the rise of
Caesar that you need to do
for tomorrows lesson.
Please write directly on the
sheet – bullet points are
acceptable - these are
short responses.
 • Do Now: Given the
maps of the
conflict what
conclusions can
we draw about
the course of the
Punic Wars?

Why might
Carthage
stand as an
enemy to
Rome?
Why Learn about the Punic Wars?
 Who are the Carthaginians?
• Originally a colony of the
Phoenicians, Carthage served as
a major city for Mediterranean
trade.
• Over time, connection to the
Phoenicians vanished, especially
with the disruption of Western
Asia by Alexander the Great.
• They began to stand
independent from the
Phoenicians prior to that and
this culminated in election of
their own magistrates to govern
the city, invasion of Sicily, and
negotiation of lucrative trade
agreements. They actually made
one such agreement with Rome
in 509 B.C.
 A short
timeline of the
Punic Wars

Based on the timeline, what

seems to be the Roman motivation for war?
 Aim: How do the Punic Wars demonstrate a turning point in the history of Rome?

Polybius’s Histories
• Like many others before and after him,
Polybius, a Greek historian, recorded the
events of his day in order to shed light on
the inner workings of Rome and the
varying views of the time. As tutor, slave,
and advisor to Scipio Aemilianus, general
of the Roman forces against Carthage, he
found himself in a unique position to tell
of the events of the Third Punic War.
• Let’s read his account of the end of the
war together.
 Aim: How do the Punic Wars demonstrate a turning point in the history of Rome?

Scipio-Roman
General who
destroys Carthage.
1. The chart titled “Roman Government” shows that the Romans designed their
government to
a.promote trade and commerce.
b.centralize power in one person.
c.respond quickly to military attacks.
d.incorporate checks on the power of different parts of government.

2. Study the chart titled “Roman Government.” In what way could tribunes check the
power of the elected magistrates?
a.by vetoing laws
b.by vetoing the actions of the magistrates
c.by controlling the magistrates’ budget
d.by passing laws to the Senate.
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3. When the last king of Rome was thrown out,
his place was taken by two magistrates called
a.consuls.
c.plebeians.
b.tribunes.
d.the Senate.
“The tradition goes on to say that after the floating cradle in which the
boys had been exposed had been left by the retreating water on dry land,
a thirsty she-wolf from the surrounding hills, attracted by the crying of the
children, came to them, gave them her teats to suck and was so gentle
towards them that the king's flock-master found her licking the boys with
her tongue.” The History of Rome-Book 1

The following passage connects to other Classical Civilizations in that

 SBMC
4.The passage on the previous slide best supports which of the following
statements about Classical Civilization?
A. All Classical civilizations practiced ritualistic Polytheism.
B. All Classical civilizations created stratified social classes.
C. All Classical civilizations traced their history back to origin stories and myths
D. All Classical civilizations constructed an egalitarian society.

Enjoy this super cool picture

of the Roman Pantheon!!!!