1c. How did Hannibal and his troops get to Italy? 1d. What did Scipio do in response to Hannibal’s campaign in Italy? 1e. What was the result of the Battle of Zama between Scipio and Hannibal’s troops? The Second Punic War ended after the Battle of Zama with a Roman victory. Unlike the treaty that ended the First Punic War, the terms Carthage had to agree with bankrupted the city and ensured that they would never be powerful again. Appian, The Destruction of Carthage The Roman Empire fought three wars against the Carthaginian Empire in North Africa, called the Punic Wars. The last war ended with the destruction of in 146 BCE. Appian, who lived in the second century CE., wrote a vivid description of the destruction of the African city Carthage led by Scipio. An excerpt from that description is below. 1 After penetrating into the city [Carthage], Scipio [the Roman commander] 2a. If you were a Roman citizen reading this description 2 turned his attention to the citadel, its strongest point, where many people how might you feel? Why? 3 had taken refuge. Three streets leading from the marketplace to the 4 citadel were lined on both sides with six story houses, from which the 5 Romans were pelted. They seized the first houses and used them as a 6 base for attacking the next. From their roofs they made bridges of planks 2b. If you were an emperor thinking about going to war 7 and beams to cross over to the next. While one battle was in progress on against Rome, how might you feel about this description? 8 the roofs another was fought, against all comers, in the narrow street 9 below. Why?
1c. How did Hannibal and his troops get to Italy? 1d. What did Scipio do in response to Hannibal’s campaign in Italy? 1e. What was the result of the Battle of Zama between Scipio and Hannibal’s troops? The Second Punic War ended after the Battle of Zama with a Roman victory. Unlike the treaty that ended the First Punic War, the terms Carthage had to agree with bankrupted the city and ensured that they would never be powerful again. Appian, The Destruction of Carthage The Roman Empire fought three wars against the Carthaginian Empire in North Africa, called the Punic Wars. The last war ended with the destruction of Carthage in 146 BCE. Appian, who lived in the second century CE., wrote a vivid description of the destruction of the African city led by Scipio. An excerpt from that description is below. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 After penetrating into the city [Carthage], Scipio [the Roman commander] turned his attention to the citadel, its strongest point, where many people had taken refuge. Three streets leading from the marketplace to the citadel were lined on both sides with six story houses, from which the Romans were pelted. They seized the first houses and used them as a base for attacking the next. From their roofs they made bridges of planks and beams to cross over to the next. While one battle was in progress on the roofs another was fought, against all comers, in the narrow street below. 2a. If you were a Roman citizen reading this description how might you feel? Why? 2b. If you were an emperor thinking about going to war against Rome, how might you feel about this description? Why?
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