HIST 1061 Lecture 11: Roman Legions
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After ale(cid:454)a(cid:374)der the great"s death, his e(cid:373)pire (cid:449)as di(cid:448)ided. Turks called on rome to fight phillip v. the first macedonian war ended in a stalemate. Quintus flamibus and the aelian league for rome fight phillip v, and anticus iii. Scipio africanus and lucious scipio fight hannibal, the aelian league and anticus iii. Perceus of macedon fights lucious scipio, rome wins. Quintus flamibus fights the aelian league, rome wins. Rome burns corinth to the ground the same year they burn carthage to the ground. Hitler is often criticized for what ancient rome did. Rome fought two empires on opposing fronts, and won both. These wars mark the first time rome fights greece. It marks a changing of the guard, and mj vs. Magic type moment, the old empire versus the new kid in town, a passing of the torch between empires. Macedonian phalanx used spears so long that no enemy could break through. Rome made these units more mobile and fluid.
