Classical Studies 1000 Lecture 9: Lecture 9C.docx

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 1000
• Professor: Richard Brown

Document Summary

When the romans moved outside of italy they secured their control by establishing long term provinces . Why: some have argued that it was in origin defensive and only incidentally, recent scholars have pointed to economic motives and a desire for territorial expansionist acquisition. Roman political classes grew to believe that other states should do what rome required of them. Carthage: a phoenician colony on the coast of ne tunisia, an important trading center, sought naval control of important trade-routes, came into conflict with greek cities of sicily. Struggle with carthage was long and bitter. Very interested to getting silver in sicily lead to conflict. Suffered a serious defeat in 48- bc by the tyrants, gelon and theron. Hannibal destroyed himeria in 409 bc to avenge his grandfather hamilcar. Carthage and rome: at one point rome and carthage were allies.