extremely harsh. Even though the main cause of the second war was the war on Saguntum you must go back all the way to the ending of the First War. The war on Saguntum was seen by Polybius to be just the first incident in the war. In this essay I will look into the causes of the Second Punic War with the intention of backing up Polybius argument that the war on Saguntum was just the first incident and not a cause as Livy views it. I will be doing this with close analysis of our ancient sources. Three main
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briefly puts forward the key factors that led up to the war. Throughout the entire book Lazenby heavily relies upon the most complete ancient account of the war available today written in the first 60 chapters of Polybius Book 1. However‚ he does mention the fact that one cannot take all of Polybius’ accounts at face value due to the fact that he was not even born until 30 years after the end of the war and never claims to have met anyone who participated in the war. (2) The narrow focus of Lazenby’s
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surrounding landscape. Devastating the land also sent the psychological message of Rome’s incompetence and futility to her other allies. Flaminius finally surrendered to his rage and chased the Carthaginians to Trasimene. According to the Greek historian Polybius‚ Hannibal made preparations the previous night to trap the Consul’s conscripted army through a defile‚ or natural choke point between the lake and the opposing cliffs. “As soon as the greater part of the Roman line was in the valley‚ and the leading
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time‚ usually a year. They were the cores of power in the republic because they led the roman army‚ which was very dominant. Polybius summarizes the consul’s role by saying; “The Consuls‚ before leading out the legions‚ remain in Rome and are supreme masters of the administration. All other magistrates‚ except the Tribunes‚ are under them and take their orders.” (Polybius‚ 1). If the consuls were then occupied in battle‚ then a dictator or praetor would serve for a period of time‚ for a maximum of
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people). Bonus Q: What is the last line in the play? Round 6; 1. Oedipus says: “So I will fight for him as if he were my father.” Who is he talking about? 2. Who delivers Apollo’s oracle about the plague. 3. Who tells Oedipus that he is not Polybius’ son‚ which forces him to leave his father? 4. How did Oedipus become King of Thebes? 5. How many children did Oedipus have? Bonus:
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The Punic Wars were a series of conflicts fought between the forces of ancient Carthage and Rome between 264 BCE and 146 BCE. The conflicts were fought on a wide area in Carthage and the Iberian Peninsula and in Italy and lasted 188 years. Carthage grew from a small port-of-call to the richest and most powerful city in the Mediterranean region before 260 BCE. It had a powerful navy‚ a mercenary army and‚ through tribute‚ tariffs‚ and trade‚ enough wealth to do as the Carthaginians pleased. Through
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neighborhood" (Polybius‚ 3.117). Although the cavalry did perform poorly‚ and was obliterated‚ it was not solely at fault. The commanding consuls at Cannae disagreed on the plan‚ and fell in to a major battle overconfident due to their greater numbers. They might have had more infantry‚ but the Carthaginians had much more cavalry‚ an important advantage‚ which was "a lesson to posterity that in actual war it is better to have half the number of infantry‚ and the superiority in cavalry" (Polybius‚ 3.117)
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cities subsequently she often responded with offensive action‚ maintaining control over the enemy’s territory ‘to prevent a revanche’. The Fetial law states that war was only fought for res repetitae (obtain compensation for wrongs suffered)‚ as Polybius argues that Romans needed a pre-text that would appeal to foreign opinion. This is also supported by the critic Harris‚ stating that Romans were unwilling to go to war unless it was seen as defensive. One main strength of the theory is that is understandable
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Whereas Polybius feels this is the beginning of the war rather than an underlying cause. The Romans then prepared for war and sent out two main armies‚ one went to Sicily to invade Carthage under the command of the consul Sempronius Longus and the other was sent
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Chapter-I DOCTRINE OF SEPARATION OF POWER A) Meaning of Separation of Powers The doctrine of separation of powers implies that there should be three separate organs of government with their separate sets of functions and powers. In other words‚ it implies that the three organs of government should be kept apart from each other in interest of individual liberty. The functions of the government should be differentiated and performed by different organs consisting of different bodies of persons
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