HISTORY 1M03 Lecture : 15. 1M03 March 5, 2014.pdf
12 Mar 2014
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Where we left off rise of rome to master of the mediterranean world. One thing seen in conquests - rome"s greatest strength was endurance. Laast couple decades of 3rd century bc rome was engaged in war on three fronts. At home on the italian peninsula, with the carthaginians in spain against scipio, and also antigay macedon. Phillip lost to titus quictius flamininus in 197 battle of cynoscephale. Ant wanted to rid roman power in the mediterannean. Eumenes of peragum sparked the third macedonian war (171-168) against perseus of macedon (phillips son) and the end of the antigonids in 146 the achaean league decided to challenge roman power in greece. Freedom of the greeks became entirely dependent on the wishes of rome. Romans having defeated the league raised the ancient city of corinth to the ground. Was a senator of rome and he made a point in ending every speech he gave with those words.
