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latin- 1st punic war
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what does the word punic mean literally? | Phoenician |
| What were the two sides of the Punic Wars? | Rome and Carthage |
| Where was Carthage located? | north africa |
| What are the dates for the 1st punic wars? | 264-241 BC |
| Over what area did it start? | outside of rome |
| What weakness did Rome have at the Beginning? | Getting an army and lack of expericence at sea. |
| What was the strength of carthage militarily? | Their Navy |
| how did the Romans come up with their first battleship? | Capture a vesta in an Italian harbor |
| explain how the romans adapted their land tactics to the sea? | They would be on their ships and then when they came close enough, they would lock onto the enemies ship, then get on their sheip....AND TAKE ALL BABE!! |
| how many fleets did Rome build and lose to storms? | 2 |
| who was the roman commander captured by carthage? | Regulus |
| what did the Carthage ask him to do? | agree to the terms of peace |
| What did he end up doind? | told them to fight to death |
| Who was the carthagian general in this first war? | Hamilcar Barca |
| Who was the Clodius Pulcher? | Commander for the romans who ignore omen to the scaired chickens |
| What did the augurs tell him was a bad omen? | that the chickens werent eating! |
| What did he do when he eard about the bad omen? | He threw the chicken cage in the sea |
| What was a result of the ensuing battle? | they lost |
| How many fleets did Rome use to finally defeat the Carthaginians? | 3 |
| Who won the war? | Romans |
| What became Rome's first province? | Sicily |
| What became its 2nd and 3rd provinces? | Corsica and Sardinia |
| What eles did Carthage have to do? | Pay a large indemnity |
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