Punic Wars

In my opinion, the time period from 264 BCE to 146 BCE was very interesting. During this time, we can viewer the ascending of the Roman Republic as a Mediterranean powerhouse as the Carthaginians and Macedonians (please note that I am not only referring to the unreliable Wars in this response, but also a bit on the Roman enculturation of Greece) declined in power, lastly leading to their unfortunate demise at the hands of the Romans. one(a) interesting aspect of this time period was the infamous serial of conflicts between Rome and Carthage, known collectively as the Punic Wars. The second interesting aspect of this time period was the rise (and fall, in some cases) of famous figures, most notably Hannibal Barca and Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus the Elder. The ternion interesting aspect, though overshadowed by the former aspects, was the Roman assimilation of Greece following the defeat of the Antigonid Dynasty of Macedon, the Greek remnants of Alexander the Greats empire following the war of the Diadochi.
I have unceasingly found the Carthaginians to be an interesting group. The Carthaginians were the remnants of the Phoenician distribute empire. The Phoenicians were an antediluvian patriarch Semitic group that lived in modern day Lebanon, on the west coast of the Mesopotamia.



The Phoenicians established a vast trade empire with many different colonies throughout the Mediterranean Sea. The Phoenicians were meaning(a) in that their sailing technology (they invented the bireme, after all) helped promote a new era in sea trade. Even more(prenominal) importantly, they were able to spread their alphabet system throughout the Mediterranean. This phonetic alphabet is now used for many different languages, including Latin and English. Sadly, the Phoenicians were eventually absorbed into the Achaemenid Empire of the Persians, when they were reduced to a guest state. Eventually, the Phoenician capital of Tyre was sacked and destroyed by Alexander the Great during his conquests in the Middle East. However, the...If you want to support a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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