CLCV 1003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Second Punic War, Tiberius Gracchus, Gaius Gracchus
24 Sep 2016
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Punic wars; romans won the rst war, Routes of the 2nd punic war (218-201 bce: carthaginians have their own royal family, who are in charge, hannibal (great general) wants to seek the ending of increasing roman dominance, Has two brothers; who keeps messing up. Moving the carthaginian army through spain, which threatens the. Spanish people; recruiting people to ght against the roman army. Winning a series of battles; has a hundred thousand troops. Looses half of his horses trying to cross into italy. Gathers intel on the romans, > troops, weapons etc . He has to go back to defend carthage, Battle of drepana 249 bce: scared chicken. Battle of zama 201 bce: publics cornelius scipio africanus. Young general who had witnessed many battles with hannibal. Takes arm to north africa to attack the carthaginians on the home front: carthaginians are defeated; sign a peace with costly reparations. They cannot wage war anywhere without roman permission.
