Please cite evidence and don’t plagiarize. Include the following:
When/where were they born? We may not know exactly where or when, but in your research, get as close an estimate as you can.
Would they identify as “Roman?” or would they identify as something else? Hint: If where they were born was not a Roman province at the time of their birth, they probably don’t identify as Roman at all.
What led them to be powerful or influential people?
a. If they are an ENEMY of Rome, why did they fight the Romans? What battles did they win?
b. If they are a ROMAN, how did they come to power? How long did they live/rule the Roman world?
How did they die? When/where did they die?
What is the most interesting thing you learned about them?
If you could ask them one question, what would you ask them, and why?
Ancient Rome Wars and Battles
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The Ancient Romans fought many battles and wars in order to expand and protect their empire. There were also civil wars where Romans fought Romans in order to gain power. Here are some of the major battles and wars that the Romans fought. The Punic Wars The Punic Wars were fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC. Carthage was a large City located on the coast of North Africa.
This sounds like a long way away at first, but Carthage was just a short sea voyage from Rome across the Mediterranean Sea. Both cities were major powers at the time and both were expanding their empires.
As the empires grew, they began to clash and soon war had begun. There were three major parts of the Punic wars and they were fought over the course of more than 100 years, First Punic War (264 – 241 BC): The First Punic War was fought largely over the island of Sicily. This meant a lot of the fighting was at sea where Carthage had the advantage of a much stronger navy than Rome.
However, Rome quickly built up a large navy of over 100 ships. Rome also invented the corvus, a type of assault bridge that allowed Rome’s superior soldiers to board enemy navy vessels. Rome soon dominated Carthage and won the war. Second Punic War (218 – 201 BC): In the Second Punic War, Carthage had more success fighting against the Roman legions. The Carthage leader and general, Hannibal, made a daring crossing of the Alps to attack Rome and northern Italy.
This crossing was made more famous because he also brought a large number of elephants with him. Hannibal was a brilliant general and won several battles against the Romans. However, despite fighting for 16 years, Hannibal wasn’t able to conquer the city of Rome. When Rome counterattacked his homeland of Carthage, Hannibal was forced to retreat.
The final battle in this war was the Battle of Zama where the Roman general Scipio Africanus defeated Hannibal. Third Punic War (149 – 146 BC): In the Third Punic War Rome attacked the city of Carthage. After three years of laying siege to the city, the Roman army broke through the walls and burned it to the ground.
The Battle of Cynoscephalae (197 BC) In this battle the Roman Legion under Titus Flamininus soundly defeated the Macedonian Army led by Philip V. This battle was important because the successors of Greek leader Alexander the Great had now been defeated. Rome had become the dominant world power.
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