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Carthage vs Rome. By: Jerrie Leong F1B February, 22,2013. The Punic Wars/ Carthage vs Rome. One of the most exciting story in the Roman History Total of three Punic wars Story written by Roman writer Livy Started in 264 BC and ended in 146 Bc because of the destruction of Carthage.
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Carthage vs Rome By: Jerrie Leong F1B February, 22,2013
The Punic Wars/ Carthage vs Rome • One of the most exciting story in the Roman History • Total of three Punic wars • Story written by Roman writer Livy • Started in 264 BC and ended in 146 Bc because of the destruction of Carthage
A short description of the writer Livy Was a Roman noble Lived from 59 BC to AD17 Full name Titus Livuis His book was widely spread One of the three great historical
Carthage in the Punic wars- Hannibal • 247 to 182 BC • Is being considered as one of the greatest military commanders in history • Hannibal was the son of a Carthaginian general, HamilicarBarca • Hamilicar was defeated to Romans and wanted to revenge just as the same as Hannibal. • Hannibal as a nine year old, asked his father to take him to see the army in Spain. His father took him to an altar and made him swear an oath saying that he would prove himself, as soon as he could, to be an enemy of the Roman people. • Took from the book Living through History Book 1 • Became a skilled general at the age of 29 and became commander of the Carthaginian forces • Fought with the Romans and won them once in the battle of Cannae
First Punic War • Started at 265 BC • Roman won the first Punic war in 241 BC • It took two kingdoms 23 years of fighting • Rome forced Carthage to sign a treaty that all treasures must be given to Rome • And one boy looked up and that’s Hannibal • Who( Hannibal) decided to help the people of Carthage
Hannibal’s fight back • Difficult and dangerous journey • Hannibal wanted to fight back Rome but knew that it was not easy. • Decided to travel by land crossing the Alps with forty thousand men and thirty- seven elephants. • Autumn 218 BC made it to Rome but one third of the army of Hannibal is dead including elephants.
Continuous from the last slide • The Romans were also shocked of what Hannibal did, so sent a force by sea led by Scipio to cut off Hannibal’s army in Spain. • Scipio arrived by foot of the Alps to find Hannibal, but found out that Hannibal has been gone so immediately put his men in ships and returned to Italy. • Until the Alps there were 60,000 Hannibal’s men made it through to the Alps , but only 23,000 Hannibal’s men made it to the other side.
Hannibal and some of his army reaches Italy • Was in Italy and would soon meet the Romans. • Roman army sent Scipio to meet Hannibal in Gaul and finally caught up to see him and his army at the river of Trebia. • After defeated Scipio, his army continued and crushed another Roman army at Lake Trasimene, where they killed 15,000 Romans.
Introduction before the battle of Cannae • Quintus Fabius, the man who is in change of the Roman forces knew that Hannibal did not have enough men or equipment to capture Rome, so decided to avoid a battle and wear Hannibal down. • The way seemed to work but people thought that it is impossible. • Later, Hannibal plundered Italy and Fabius was replaced and two new generals Paullus and Varro who were chosen to replace.
Battle of Cannae • One of Rome’s greatest disasters • Paullus and Varro led an army of 90,000 men against Hannibal. • 70,000 troops of Rome were killed. • Hannibal lost only 6000 men. • People regret and think that Fabius was right.
After the Battle of Cannae • VICTORY FOR CARNAGE !!!!!!!! • DISASTER FOR ROME • After victory, Hannibal still did not feel ready to take over Rome and was never able to capture the city.
A part from the Book Living through History book 1 describing the shocking scene of the battle of Cannae • On the morning after the battle at Cannae the scene was shocking. Thousands of Romans were dying on the battlefield. Some begged people to cut their throats and put them out of their misery. Others were found with their heads plunged into the earth. They had dug holes and suffocated themselves by throwing earth over their faces. One Carthaginian with lacerated ears and nose was found under a dead Roman. The Roman had been wounded and so could not use his hands. As he died he bad torn at his enemy with his bare teeth.
Scipio the younger • Africanus (nickname) by defeating Hannibal. • 263-183 BC • Scipio the Younger(the son of the general defeated at the river of Trebia) took an army to Spain and began winning wars. • Studied the battle of Cannae to get the skills to win Hannibal.
Battle of Zama • 202 BC • Scipio reached Carthage. • So the Carthaginian commanders called Hannibal back to save the city. • Hannibal was defeated by the Romans. • And later he fled to Asia, and in the year 182 BC he took poison to avoid being captured by the enemy
A video about the Punic War • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZrjXEomBXM
