The Punic Wars

Here are all my notes on the Roman settlers:

The Etruscans are known for setting up their cities with a grid system

Romans were master road builders

The Etruscans introduced gladiator shows to the Romans.

Bread and circuses- feed people and distract them with big shows (making them not want to rebill)

The Etruscans also introduced the arch and the Roman ran with it

 - the aqua ducks moved water from place to place

• The Colosseum: series of arches

The assembly was like the senate but for the plebeians

If you were elected on the assembly you were a tribune

Aristocracy- senate

Democracy- assembly

Monarchy- consuls(1 year, ran again after 10 years)

If some crisis occurred they gave one person all the power- a dictator

The dictator only ruled for six months and was large and in charge

Punic Wars

• Due to Rome success and power they became rivals with the city-state, Carthage.
• Carthage was founded by the Phoenicians
• The city-state of Sicily had much interest in the eyes of the Carthaginians and is what started the Punic Wars
• The Punic Wars comes from the Latin word Poeni, meaning Phoenicians.
• These wars took place on land and sea in 3 different fights between 264-146 B.C.
• In the first war, Rome forced Carthage out of Sicily, leaving them angry and restless
• In the second war, The general Hannibal invaded Italy and put up a fight
• Rome ended up winning, due to their allies, manpower, and perseverance.
• The third war, was started by the Romans in 146 Ba.C and ended by them when they finally captured Carthage.
• The Romans leveled the city-state, and sold its people into slavery