Wednesday, April 9, 2014

4/9/2014

Roman Military: (Roman Legion)

  • 5000 soldiers 
  • infantry- WENT INTO BATTLE FOOT/ cavalry- SOLDIERS WHO GO INTO BATTLE ON HORSE 
  • 80- CENTURY- either on the left or the right so that they could split up
First Punic War:

  • fought over Sicily 
  • the Romans won
Second Punic War:

  • Went through the Alps to get to Rome
  • Carthage Indians fought to sack Rome
  • Romans won
Third Punic War:

  • The Romans went over Carthage- didn't want to wait for Carthage to attack again
  • Romans sacked Carthage
If the Romans had lost we would probably be speaking a different language.

  • Carthage was in North Africa

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