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| 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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