Carthage and Rome Comparing Carthage and Rome One of the greatest wars Rome ever fought was against Carthage -- and it was actually a war that happened three times. Called the Punic Wars (Punic another name for Phoenician -- the nationality of the Continue Reading...
Summary of the Punic Wars The Punic Wars refer to the collective names of a series of three separate wars between Carthage and Rome, which took place from 264 to 146 BC. The wars were fought between the two strongest contenders for control over th Continue Reading...
(Polybius 6.42). He contrasted this with the Greeks, who placed their camps according to the advantages and disadvantages conferred by the terrain. (Polybius 6.42). In this way, the Roman soldiers could rely on military protocol and camp life being Continue Reading...
Carthage Empire The origin of the Carthaginian Empire can be traced back to 814 BC, North Africa where Carthage was situated towards the east of Lake Tunis where we can locate Tunisia today. Carthage was basically founded by Phoenician settlers whic Continue Reading...
Rome One could be important in Roman society either by doing something great, or simply by being born into high status. In other words, Romans valued both accomplishment and privilege. Which of these two do you think was more prominent in Roman soci Continue Reading...
Ancient Rome What exactly is so very fascinating and interesting about the struggle between the two very closely matched adversaries of Rome and Carthage is how very close Carthage came to victory and acclaim, despite being quite completely outnumbe Continue Reading...
After this, there could have been very little perceived threat left; not only were the Carthaginian's surrendering rather peacefully, but they were even giving up their means of waging war effectively. The giving up of weapons in an age when manufa Continue Reading...
By about 400 AD, the old social and physical structures of Rome were in decline, the city losing power both within its own empire and within the West as a whole (Miles 41). The decline of the old order in Rome allowed a space for the ascension of C Continue Reading...
rise of Rome and how it differed from other empires of the ancient world. There are six references used for this paper. There have been a number of different empires since the beginning of time. It is interesting to look at how Rome broke with the Continue Reading...
Roman Empire and the Athenian Empire were alike in many ways. Both developed a culture based on the same mythology in order to unite their people in belief (the Romans Latinized the Greek gods and goddesses but the narratives remained largely the sam Continue Reading...
Second Punic War The Punic wars, a total of three wars were violent clashes that took place between Rome and Carthage and spanned across a timeline of almost a Century starting from 264 BC and ending in 146 BC with the destruction of Carthage. Duri Continue Reading...
Introduction Ancient Rome is the Roman Civilization founded in 8th Century BC in the ancient city of Rome. Ancient Rome succeeded the Western Roman Empire which fell in the 5th Century AD. Before it fell, the Western Roman Empire comprised of the Ro Continue Reading...
The consul was wounded in the battle. It was here that the one who will become Hannibal's greatest rival, the consul's son Publius Cornelius Scipio, did his first deed of valor, when he helped save his father (Livius also gives the alternate account Continue Reading...
When Hasdrubal was unable to keep Hispania, he abandoned that area and moved his troops to Italy to support Hannibal's campaign there. Like Hannibal had before him, Hasdrubal brought his army across the Alps. Knowing that those reinforcements could Continue Reading...
Estruscans refers to a sophisticated and seafaring persons from Asia Minor who appeared in Italy about 800 BC settling in Etruia, North of Latium. This group soon gained control of the Latins thus the introduction of the Greek cultur to the more pri Continue Reading...
Another explanation and reason of the necessity of war in Ancient Rome is economical. There are several different perspectives on this. First of all, the Roman society was essentially a society using extensively slave labor as the most important f Continue Reading...
Military Strategy in the Battle of CannaeLesson from Cannae: {you should state this in the form of a maxim or an aphorismalmost as if you were to sayand the moral of this story is} This should just be a single sentence.Because Hannibal was knowledgea Continue Reading...
Roman Empire. There are three references used for this paper. The Roman Empire managed to maintain its stronghold for five hundred years in the west, and nearly one thousand year in the East. It is interesting to explore why their dominance lasted Continue Reading...
Roman Republic, which took place over a century from the end of the Punic Wars in 146 BC to the establishment of autocracy and military dictatorship under Julius Caesar after 45 BC, and then Octavian-Augustus from 31 BC, one of the most important qu Continue Reading...
Western Civilization The old Persian road ran from Sardis to Susa. What was the approximate distance from Sardis to Susa? In Miles? It was approximately 1,500 miles from Sardis to Susa. In what 20th century countries did the Greeks have the most c Continue Reading...
"Alas!" said one, "what oceans yet remain For us to sail! what labors to sustain" (Book IV). Playing on their already frustrated emotions, they are quick to succumb when "the goddess, great in mischief, views their pains" (Virgil Book V). Stirred Continue Reading...
After an unfortunate set of events which leaves Aeneas with only seven ships from his initial fleet, the Trojans find themselves on the shores of Carthage. Here, there are welcomed by the Phoenician princess, Dido, the founder of the city. The fact Continue Reading...
Greek and Roman History The Greek and Roman civilizations each played an important part in shaping the history of today. It is interesting to look at these two cultures and the major contributions of each. Greek History The Greek civilization was Continue Reading...
Such self-righteousness coupled with overwhelming military prowess is an intoxicating brew; forcing their way of life on others, usually "for the good of such less developed societies" is the next logical step. In case of Rome's annexation of Greece Continue Reading...
Roman Empire in Greece & the East The gradual "Romanization" of the Hellenistic world is attested to solidly by material culture: architectural, archeological and numismatic evidence abounds to show that the Romans would have a real and substant Continue Reading...
high degree of misinformation I had received from traditional teachings about the church and the beginning of Christianity. Moreover, I was struck by the notion that most other people in the Western world receive this same degree of intentional misi Continue Reading...
Roman Empire The history of the Roman Empire has long been a topic of discussion amongst those who are interested in ancient political and social structures. The purpose of this discussion is to explore the subject of the Roman Empire and the impact Continue Reading...
shape and to create our modern world? The modern world was shaped by a range of events and powerful people. One of the first most influential people was Clovis. Clovis was the founder of the Merovingian dynasty of Frankish kings, and one who defeat Continue Reading...
Eumaeus heard the discussion and said: "Don't listen to this girl, she has gone mad after having lost her father, the queen is not ready to pick a suitor yet!" I couldn't tell Eumaeus about my arrangement as he could have ruined it all. After all t Continue Reading...
Olmec Although scientists found artifacts and art objects of the Olmecs; until this century they did not know about the existence of the Olmecs. Most of the objects which were made by this community were associated with other civilizations, such as Continue Reading...
goddesses Venus and Juno conspire and interfere in the lives of Aeneas and Dido to carry out their own plans The struggle between the Gods is main theme of the narrative. There are many times that a reader might even fail to notice the actions of t Continue Reading...
Aeneid - the Duty-Bound Aeneas Aeneas was a Trojan prince who fled from the ruins of Troy to look for Italy as his new fatherland. In his voyage, Aeneas shatters the heart of Dido - the Carthaginian queen, pays a visit to the Underworld, and finds L Continue Reading...
There were was much more to the conflict than a small battle over Sicily exploding into an all out Naval conflict. It just so happened that a local conflict involved two powers, but like many other wars throughout history, it only took a spark to ig Continue Reading...
Polybius: Historian and Politician Louis XIV The histories written by Polybius are considered to be essential from historiographic perspective as it gives detailed and comprehensive picture and understanding of the Hellenistic world. His work on th Continue Reading...
Donatist Heresy An Analysis of the Problems Posed by the Donatists in the Early Catholic Church Introduction Donatus Magnus represents a kind of Puritanism that has always existed in the Church. The Donatist movement of the early fourth century wa Continue Reading...
AENEID Aeneas is said to possess spiritual or godlike qualities that make him fit his role as a hero and destined founder of Rome. Critics see this achievement as proceeding both from his destiny and his own actions. He is the son of the Trojan mort Continue Reading...
Thematic Comparison: Divine Intervention in Homer & Virgil Both works decently portray the horrors of warfare, and (albeit it in a reverent fashion) place the blame for this horror soundly at the feet of the gods. However while in Homer this int Continue Reading...
In Book Eleven, Augustine contemplates the possibilities that lay in wait upon his death, possibilities that surely would have come to fruition if he had not converted to Christianity, being damnation and eternal punishment at the hands of Satan an Continue Reading...
Prior to the solidification of society in the major cities of Greece, the period called the Greek Dark Ages (c. 1100-750 BC) shows that there was a great deal of trade and cultural influence between Greece, Egypt, and the Assyrian/Babylonian culture Continue Reading...
