LO-2 Roman Expansion Notes

Allies and Colonies 

• Created a network of settlers from Rome 
• allies provided infantry and cavalry Romans lacked
• Roman colonists shared the same citizenship with people who lived in Rome 
• Social Wars

The Punic Wars 

• 250 BC all of Italy south of River Po was in Roman hand
• Rival State Carthage 
• Colony similar to Rome
• 246 and 146 BC The Punic Wars- land and sea 
• Forced Carthage out of Sicily 
• Second Punic War in 202 BC Carthage lost
• Rome third war in 146 BC 
• 202 BC Rome had control of the whole Mediterranean

Conquering the Empire

• Proconsuls (governors) ruled lands 
• After 27 BC provinces shared benefits of Rome Order
• Local rulers became Client Kings 
• Tied by alliance and support 
• expansion 
• British Isles 
• Hellenistic Kingdoms were loosing their grip 
• 200 BC ambassadors from Greek city states came to Rome for aid 
• Romans sent an army 
• Conflicts with Hellenistic Kingdoms 
• Ruled all of Eastern Mediterranean 
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