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The Hellenistic Kingdoms in the 3 rd c. BCE

The Hellenistic Kingdoms in the 3 rd c. BCE. The Western Mediterranean: the eve of the First Punic War, 264 BCE. First and Second Punic Wars, 264-201 BCE. 264-241 First Punic War 241-218 Rome acquires Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily 225 Treaty of the Ebro River between Rome & Carthage

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The Hellenistic Kingdoms in the 3 rd c. BCE

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  1. The Hellenistic Kingdoms in the 3rd c. BCE

  2. The Western Mediterranean:the eve of the First Punic War, 264BCE

  3. First and Second Punic Wars, 264-201 BCE 264-241 First Punic War 241-218 Rome acquires Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily 225 Treaty of the Ebro River between Rome & Carthage 218 Outbreak of war: Hannibal’s & Rome’s strategy 216 Battle of Cannae: Carthage occupies Campania 215 Carthage allies with Macedonia / Philip V 215-211 Rome allies with Sparta & the Peloponnesians, NE Greece, Pergamum, Aetolian League vs. Philip V 211-205 Hannibal fails to attack Rome, loses most of Italy Publius Cornelius Scipio in Spain 205 Peace between Philip V and Aetolians; then Rome 202-201 End of Second Punic War

  4. Peace between Rome and Carthage, 201 BCE • Carthage • retained her local autonomy, lost her voice in her own foreign affairs, was forced to restore to the community deserters • lost part of North Africa • fleet reduced to 10 ships but allowed to retain elephants • forced to pay 200 talents per year for 50 years(!) and hand over 100 hostages • Rome • acquired Spain and its resources, reacquired Sicily, suppressed opposition from Carthage for the next 50+ years, and allowed her to focus on northern Italy • within 20 years, controls all of the western Mediterranean What’s next?

  5. The Mediterranean,200-100 BCE

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