Campaigns

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** Roman Campaigns **
=The Punic Wars=

The Punic wars were fought in three wars between Rome and Carthage. The first war was fought over Sicily, an island south of Rome. (Dowling) Rome was afraid of Carthaginian control of Sicily and attacked the Carthaginian outposts there. The two countries fought until a Roman naval victory ended the war. Carthage was forced to give up Sicily and pay an indemnity. (“Punic Wars” 165) In the second Punic war the Carthaginian general Hannibal seized Sagantum a roman ally in Spain. From there he took soldiers and elephants, by land, to Italy. (“Punic wars” 165) He nearly succeed in capturing Rome, but Roman soldiers invaded Africa forcing Hannibal to return to Carthage, where the Romans defeated him. (Dowling) Again Carthage was forced to pay an indemnity and was forced to give up Spain and most of its North African territories. (“Punic Wars” 165) The third Punic war was caused when Carthage attacked a Roman ally. (“Punic Wars” 16) Rome used this as an excuse to attack Carthage. After three years of war Rome destroyed Carthage and sold its inhabitants into slavery. (Dowling)

Caesar’s Campaigns
Caesar’s campaigns in Gaul started when neighboring peoples tried to migrate through Roman territories. After pushing these people back into their homelands Caesar turned his attention to the Sequani tribe who had threatened one of Rome’s allies. Then he went north and conquered the Belgae. After this He suppressed rebellious tribes on the western side of the Rhine before crossing and spending eight-teen days on the eastern side before crossing back and destroying the bridge. He then went to the coast and prepared to invade Brittan. After staying in Brittan for a short period of time he returned to Gaul to stop a revolt among the Belgae. A large revolt broke out in the next year. The Arverni warrior Vercingetorix started a rebellion that spread to include many pro-Roman tribes. However, after only a few small battles the rebels where cornered and destroyed. (Caesar’s Campaigns in Gaul)

Bibliography

Moulton, Carrol. "Punic Wars."__Ancient Greece and Rome__. 1st ed. 1998.

Dowling, Mike, "Mr. Dowling's Punic Wars page," available from [|Mr. Dowling's Punic Wars Page]; Internet; updated Saturday, October 30, 2004. ©2008, Mike Dowling.

http://www.bible-history.com/rome/Romerome00000148.htm

"Caesar's Campaigns in Gaul." __Athena__ __Review__. 1996. Athena Publications, Inc. 4 Dec 2008 <[|Athena Review 1,4: Caesar's Campaigns in Gaul]>.