CLST 340 Lecture 10: Clst 340 lecture 10
14 Oct 2013
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Loss at canae: allies questioned dedication to rome. Capua: forms alliance with hannibal (216) Romans set up bases on the adriatic: too close to macedonia. Wanted to retake adriatic coast: romans try to turn macedonian allies against them. War fought by proxies: after king hiero dies, syracuse joins hannibal in 250. Rome returns to fabius maximus" method of engagement. Hannibal"s advisors tell him he can attack rome but he doesn"t want to risk it: hannibal takes tarentum in 213. Citadel held by roman garrison for 3 years. Scipio brothers are keeping hasdrubal in spain. Hannibal at the gates : observing rome from outside. Rome decides to take one at a time. Inventor, scientist, etc: gold crown in water. Archimedes claw weight with a hook mounted on walls: hooked ships and raised them before dropping them. Try to win over/ defeat allies of syracuse. People panicked and lost: marcellus as king as possible, only took statues, 211 recapture of capua.
