First & Second Punic Wars

Interesting Tid-bits (do not copy)

Rome never forgave Carthage or Hannibal for nearly defeating them. In 149 BC, Rome made an impossible demand of Carthage, telling them to abandon their city and move inland. Carthage refused and Rome attacked the city, destroying it.

Fourteen years after the end of the Second Punic War, Rome demanded that Carthage hand over Hannibal. Carthage refused, and Hannibal went into voluntary exile. He was pursued by the Romans until he drank poison and died in 183 BC at the age of 64.

Roman ShipsThe Romans had to find a way to use their advantage (strong army) at sea

corvus

Grappling

Events During the War

The Romans lost the only significant land battle of the 1st Punic War: in Carthage

Carthage used elephants do disorganize the Roman legions

The Roman fleet was destroyed by a storm leaving Carthage

End of the 1st Punic War

In 241 BC the Roman navy caught the Carthaginian fleet and destroyed it

Carthage agreed to terms… Carthage had to leave Sicily and pay

an indemnity (yearly payment)

Review Quiz for 1st Punic War

1. Rome and Carthage first fought over control of ________.

2. What is this?3. What role did it

play in the war?4. Who won the 1st

Punic War

Answers1. Sicily2. Corvus3. Allowed the Romans to use

land tactics at sea4. The Romans

Second Punic Wars: The Story

DON’T COPY THIS…The Second Punic War between Carthage and

Rome was ignited by the dispute over the hegemony of Saguntum, a Hellenized Iberian coastal city with diplomatic contacts with Rome. After great tension within the city government culminating in the assassination of the supporters of Carthage, Hannibal laid siege to the city of Saguntum in 219 BC. The city called for Roman aid, but the pleas fell on deaf ears. Following a prolonged siege and a bloody struggle in which Hannibal himself was wounded and the army practically destroyed, the Carthaginians finally took control of the city. Many of the Saguntians chose to commit suicide rather than face the subjugation by the Carthaginians.

The Second Punic War: Overview

The Second Punic War, also referred to as the Hannibalic War, lasted from 218 to 202 BC.

Rome wonFamous Generals

Carthage—Hannibal Rome--Scipio

Major Battles

218 BC (Aug.): Hannibal conquers Sanguntum (Spain)

218 BC (December): The Trebia217 BC: Battle of Lake Trasimere216 BC: Battle of Cannae202: Battle of Zama

Beginning of the 2nd Punic War: Hannibal

Hannibal - a great military general led his army which included elephants across the Alps

Marched with:-50,000 infantry-9,000 cavalry -37 war elephants(that’s after MANY losses, too!)