HUMAN 1A Lecture 2: The Roman Empire - Professor Zissoz - Week 1
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Formation of the roman army: 60,000 soldiers would be divided into 6 centuries of 100 men, their battle strategies would involve: Checkerboard formation: the centuries would form squares of soldiers and squares of open eld. High commanding of cers will be overseeing the battle from a high elevation & giving orders to the receiving of cer on the battle eld: their style of ghting: controlled, calm, organized, logical. As opposed to their enemies" berserk style. Three punic wars | additional notes: 3rd battle. Romans forced/insisted to continuing battling the carthaginians until their existence (culture, people, city, etc. ) was obliterated and destroyed: methodology was rst endorsed by one of the roman senators, cato ii. Results: romans won | carthage was erased and inhabitable. Wars with greece *before carthage was conquered: 1st macedonian (214-205) | 2nd macedonian (200-196) | 3rd macedonian (171-168, rome"s military strategy > macedonian phalanx.
