CLST 232 Lecture 2: Classics 232 – 3
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Hannibal comes through the alps, as a surprise attack. Rome realizes they cannot fight hannibal"s cavalry rome"s general is fabius. Maximus, tasked with going and hunting down hannibal as he ran around italy . Rome decides they need to open a second front rome manages to put together another army, and heads directly into carthage carthage panics and recalls. Hannibal final roman victoria, zama (202 bc) Rome has new confidence, built a navy, learns how to deal with a major army. In the 190s rome manages to push the gauls outside of the alps. Rome gets a permanent interest in the political aspects of the mediterranean. Punishment of allies that deserted this puts heavier roman control on the peninsula. Third punic war carthage is defeated by rome. Organization of public affairs in rome (will cover the next week) Etruscan kingship very early on period before 509 bc no sense that it was hereditary, kings were elected (?)
