didnt carthage keep … didnt carthage keep attacking rome?
i wondered why rome destroyed it so utterly a freind who knows history said it was because carthage agressively assailed rome
in the 3rd century bc
Carthago delenda … Carthago delenda est (English: “Carthage must be destroyed”) or the fuller Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam or also Ceterum autem censeo, Carthaginem esse delendam (English: “Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed”) are Latin phrases, clarion calls in the Roman Republic which came in the latter years of the Punic Wars.
This was the … This was the defining historical experience of the Romans…The Second Punic War turned Rome from a regional power into a limitless empire: it had gained much of northern Africa, Spain, and the major islands in the western Mediterranean. Because Philip V of Macedon had allied himself with Hannibal and started his own war of conquest, the second Punic War forced Rome to turn east in wars of conquest against first Philip and then other Hellenistic kingdoms.
Although the Romans … Although the Romans were successful in the first two Punic Wars, as they vied for dominance with the seafaring Phoenician city-state of Carthage in North Africa (modern day Tunisia), they did suffer a number of humiliations and damaging reverses. This built into an attitude of seeking vengeance and total victory that was expressed with these phrases.
The Punic Wars were … The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage between 264 and 146 BC[1], and were probably the largest wars yet of the ancient world.[2] They are known as the Punic Wars because the Latin term for Carthaginian was Punici (older Poenici, from their Phoenician ancestry).
it never borrowed … it never borrowed from other cultures? well for the sake of arguement what about christianity in the late days it was romes state religion..was that greek?
Flavius Valerius … Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus[2] (27 February ca. 272[1] 22 May 337), commonly known as Constantine I, Constantine the Great, was Roman Emperor from 306, and the undisputed holder of that office from 324 to his death. Best known for being the first Christian Roman Emperor, Constantine reversed the persecutions of his predecessor, Diocletian, and issued (with his co-emperor Licinius) the Edict of Milan in 313, which proclaimed religious toleration throughout the empire.
the roman empire
No, Rome copied …
No, Rome copied Greece.
didnt carthage keep …
didnt carthage keep attacking rome?
i wondered why rome destroyed it so utterly a freind who knows history said it was because carthage agressively assailed rome
in the 3rd century bc
rome copied …
rome copied everyone
but they loathed carthage
Carthago delenda …
Carthago delenda est (English: “Carthage must be destroyed”) or the fuller Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam or also Ceterum autem censeo, Carthaginem esse delendam (English: “Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed”) are Latin phrases, clarion calls in the Roman Republic which came in the latter years of the Punic Wars.
This was the …
This was the defining historical experience of the Romans…The Second Punic War turned Rome from a regional power into a limitless empire: it had gained much of northern Africa, Spain, and the major islands in the western Mediterranean. Because Philip V of Macedon had allied himself with Hannibal and started his own war of conquest, the second Punic War forced Rome to turn east in wars of conquest against first Philip and then other Hellenistic kingdoms.
The end result of …
The end result of the second Punic War, in the end, was the domination of the known world by Rome
Although the Romans …
Although the Romans were successful in the first two Punic Wars, as they vied for dominance with the seafaring Phoenician city-state of Carthage in North Africa (modern day Tunisia), they did suffer a number of humiliations and damaging reverses. This built into an attitude of seeking vengeance and total victory that was expressed with these phrases.
The Punic Wars were …
The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage between 264 and 146 BC[1], and were probably the largest wars yet of the ancient world.[2] They are known as the Punic Wars because the Latin term for Carthaginian was Punici (older Poenici, from their Phoenician ancestry).
it never borrowed …
it never borrowed from other cultures? well for the sake of arguement what about christianity in the late days it was romes state religion..was that greek?
Flavius Valerius …
Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus[2] (27 February ca. 272[1] 22 May 337), commonly known as Constantine I, Constantine the Great, was Roman Emperor from 306, and the undisputed holder of that office from 324 to his death. Best known for being the first Christian Roman Emperor, Constantine reversed the persecutions of his predecessor, Diocletian, and issued (with his co-emperor Licinius) the Edict of Milan in 313, which proclaimed religious toleration throughout the empire.