HIST 2100 Lecture : phases of roman growth, reasons for imperialism, reasons for their success and the consequences.
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History lecture: the growth of a world empire. Rome"s growth as an empire: the conquest of italy. Four main phases of rome"s growth as an empire: 3 main wars with carthage: 3 punic wars (264-241; 218-201; 149-146 bc) 146 bc, rome won control in sardinia, sicily, and spain, and. Late 3rd and 2nd c. , rome vs. the east (hellenistic kingdoms of ancient. Mid 2nd c. , 3 wars against the ancient kingdom of macedonia were turned into a roman province. 90s and 80s, wars against syria saw the breaking of the seleucid empire as they withdrew to the south: the late" phase. Additional conquests in the last century bc and the first 3 centuries ad: i. e. caesar"s conquest of gaul (50s bc); octavian/augustus" conquest of egypt (30 bc ad 14); claudius" conquest of britain (ad 54); and. Trajan"s conquests in dacia, mesopotamia and armenia (ad 101-116) Desire for individual military glory led to imperial expansion.
