The second Punic War was a turning point for Rome‚ for Carthage‚ and for the western regions of the Mediterranean. It took place around 218 B.C. and it is a war that was never forgotten. This war marked the victory of Rome and the defeat of Carthage. After sensing Carthage as a threat to its power‚ Rome confronted Carthage which resulted in the second Punic War. After several battles‚ Carthage lost most of its acquired territories but they were free in their inland territory. 100 hostages were to
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DISCUSSION What were the outcomes of the second Punic War? After 100 of years of war (First and Second Punic War) and several hundred thousand lives lost‚ the Punic War culminated with a battle of wits between Hannibal and Scipio. According to Mark‚ neither of the opposing generals had lost a battle before facing each other at Zama in North Africa‚ 202 B.C. Scipio studied Hannibal’s tactics and strategized Hannibal would leave Rome and come back to defend his homeland if the Romans could
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Physical Environment A major component of the physical environment in the Second Punic War is the treaty between Carthage and Rome. The treaty outlined the borders between Carthage and Spain‚ the division between Rome and Carthage. After the First Punic War‚ Carthage began trying to expand those borders‚ one of the main reasons the Second Punic War began. Hannibal and the Carthaginian army frequently catch the Romans off guard with his bold actions of rucking through treacherous terrain and weather
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again after the First Punic War (264 to 241 BC). There was no clear victor and the terms set by the Romans were 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
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economic interests. The First Punic War (also called the Sicilian War) began in 264BC as a result of both Rome and Carthage wishing to have exclusive control over Sicily. Rome managed to win a victory in the Aegates Islands after twenty three years of fighting‚ by working hard to match Carthage’s strong naval power. A peace was forced‚ with Rome deciding the terms of the treaty. However‚ as often happens with wars that are concluded on such harsh terms‚ another war was to follow in 218BC‚ just twenty
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This war began as the Romans moved over to Sicily to acquire territory. Between 264 BC and 241 BC is when the first war happened. The first few battles were ashore. With the Battle of Agrigentum‚ the Carthage armed forces had to learn and adapt. Ultimately‚ they chose to utilize their naval forces. However‚ the Romans had manufactured many ships with advancements that aided them in combat and‚ in consequence‚ defeated the Carthaginian naval forces. The result of the First Punic War was a resonating
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The Second Anglo-Dutch War was officially fought between March 4‚ 1665 and July 31‚ 1667. Second Anglo-Dutch War - Dates: The Second Anglo-Dutch War was officially fought between March 4‚ 1665 and July 31‚ 1667. Several incidents‚ such as the capture of New Amsterdam by the English (August 27‚ 1664)‚ occurred prior to the declaration of war. Second Anglo-Dutch War - Key Battles: * Battle of Lowestoft‚ June 13‚ 1665 (Naval‚ English Victory) * Battle of Vågen‚ August 2‚ 1665 (Naval‚ Dutch
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Similarities between Conflicts: Second Punic war and Second Persian War The Second Punic War was led by Hannibal during 218 – 201 BC in Greece and the Second Persian War was led by Xerxes During 480 – 479 BC in Greece. Both have similarities and differences between wars. The second Punic and second Persian wars are similar in their background causes but different in their foreground causes. The conflicts have similar structural causes such as social factors‚ vengeance and geographical proximity
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launched his brutal campaign to crush the early Roman republic and would ultimately be defeated on the plains of Zama. Despite these individual events being separated by a century‚ Hannibal’s second Punic war against Rome generated the factors necessary for the Republic to professionalize her military. The war brought about massive political discourse‚ social discourse‚ and a more rampant depletion of the overall manpower in Italy than before. This chaos would allow the Gracchi brothers Tiberius and
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As we discuss the Second Punic war’s outcomes let us briefly point out how it unfolded. Carthage was a growing power. Rome knew this. Rome met them with some rules. The Carthaginians obliged. But the Carthaginians had a new commander which would change that pace of things. His name was Hannibal. Hannibal was destined to be on the offense against Rome‚ and the time had come when Quintus Fabius offered them peace and war‚ of which they chose either and the Second Punic wars broke out. These are the
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