Roman Expansion - mrcaseyhistory | Turning more … Expansion Punic Wars against Carthage (Phoenician Empire), 264 BCE to 146 BCE “The Carthaginians fought for their own preservation

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Nunc Agenga: What makes an Empire and Empire? What are the common features of an Empire?

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Roman Expansion Punic Wars against Carthage (Phoenician Empire), 264 BCE to 146 BCE

“The Carthaginians fought for their own preservation and the sovereignty (free authority) of Africa, the Romans [fought] for supremacy and world domination.” — a Greek witness to the fall of Carthage

1. How did the goal of the Romans differ from the goal of the Carthaginians in the Punic Wars?

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Roman Conquest of Greece, 146 BCE

Roman God Jupiter & Greek God Zeus

Roman Pantheon & Greek Parthenon

“Captive Greece has captured her rude conqueror.” — Horace, Roman poet during the time of Augustus

2. Based on the accompanying images, what do you think Horace meant by this quote?

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