CLA 2103 Lecture 11: CLA 2103 - Middle Republic II
7 Apr 2016
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Cla 2103 middle republic ii (greece & east med) Second century rome found itself drawn into a series of brief and confusing wars in greece and asia minor. There were 2 main alliances of city-states of greece: aetolian (mainland) and achaean (peloponnesos) leagues. The island of rhodes: important naval power and centre of ship building. The issues: three victories and short (easy) wars completed process of conquest yet the. They were wealthier in both manpower and material; more urbanized: hellenisic monarchs & greeks were passive because they underesimated rome. Also held onto phalanx military technology: greeks were jealous of each other and unstable; couldn"t cooperate and form strong alliances/leagues against rome. Had they acted together, they might have defended status quo. They feared each other more than they feared rome: romans were superior in manpower (to each individual state), tacics, and strategy, that said, romans feared alliances among greeks (against rome) more than.
