The Punic wars were a set of three wars that stretched from 264-146 BCE. They were fought between the Romans and Carthaginians over trading and land disputes. Basically, two quickly expanding empires came in contact with each other and war was inevitable. There was a fierce competition of trade g...

Sparta and Rome were military behemoths in their time, marching over rival armies without hesitation. Between around 600 B.C. and 370 B.C., Sparta was renowned for its incredible military strength, and was feared throughout Greece and the rest of the world. The Roman Empire's armies dominated ...

Spartacus In the last century before the birth of the new faith called Christianity which was destined to overthrow the pagan tyranny of Rome and bring about a new society, the Roman Republic stood at the very center of the civilized world... .Yet, even at the zenith of her pride and power, the ...

Augustus Caesaar is known as one of the most prominent and capable leaders in Roman history. Born as Gaius Octavius Thurnius, Augustus became a member of the Second Triumvirate. He eventually defeated the army of his fellow Triumvirate member, Marcus Antonius and became sole ruler of Rome. Octavius ...

Ex Sweet Mouth COMPARISON OF HANNIBAL TO GENGHIS KHAN OBJECTIVE: The objective of this presentation is to compare two famous military characters, Hannibal and Genghis Khan and then draw a conclusion as to who is better. AIM: The aim of this presentation is to decide if Hannibal is better than Genghi...

The war between Rome and Hannibal can be presented in many different ways. Livy and Polybius are the two main historians on the subject of the Hannibalic war with these two historians presenting the war with both differences and similarities. It is these differences that will be brought forth in th...

Roman empire "The Romans were a people of genius whose empire dominated the western world for 500 years."(Pg. 7, Ancient Rome) What made the Romans so powerful was their way of government. It was very similar to the one that we have today, except emperors don't rule us. The pax ro...

Roman empire "The Romans were a people of genius whose empire dominated the western world for 500 years."(Pg. 7, Ancient Rome) What made the Romans so powerful was their way of government. It was very similar to the one that we have today, except emperors don't rule us. The pax ...

The greatest of medieval civilizations was the Eastern Roman Empire. The Roman Empire was divided in 395. The Western half, ruled from Rome, was ruled by the barbarians in the 5th century. The Eastern half, known as the Byzantine Empire, lasted for more than over 1,000 years. The Byzantine ...

The middle ages 2000 The Roman Empire geographically established the original concept of a European boundary. With all of it's great achievements likee civil law, politics and literature, the collective willpower of the Roman Empire would eventually degrade over time and give way to new id...

Human nature leads us to be curious. Due to this we have acquired a thirst for knowledge about many aspects of life - one of these is the past. The city of Rome was founded in 753 B.C. By 275 B.C., it controlled most of the Italian Peninsula. At its peak, in the A.D. 100's, the Roman Empire covered...

In the thousands of years men have formed nations and established dominance over one another, no other event has made as much an impact on military history as the Punic Wars during the fourth and third century BC. The Punic Wars served to demonstrate to all of the known civi-lized nations at that t...

Throughout the ages, weapons, armor, and even warfare have evolved in astonishing ways to suit society's needs. Many reasons exist for the changes in all these tools. Armor evolved through the need for one to protect him/her-self and weapons evolved alongside to break through this protection. W...

Julius Caesar was a man who took a falling city and made it in to a glorious empire. Caesar did many things that we still use today and that helped shape the western world as we know it today. Those things include many reforms that changed the city of Rome and in changing the city of Rome and its wa...

Julius Caesar was a strong leader for the Romans who changed the course of the history of the Greco - Roman world decisively and irreversibly. With his courage and strength he created a strong empire . What happened during his early political career? How did he become such a strong dictator of t...

Biography of Julius Caesar Julius Caesar was a strong leader for the Romans who changed the course of the history of the Greco - Roman world decisively and irreversibly. With his courage and strength he created a strong empire. What happened during his early political career? How did he b...

The Roman Empire and Han China shared many similarities, as well as many differences, among them, were the effect disease played on these countries, the reasons for the decline in both Empires, and the emergence of new religions. These are just a few examples of great similarities and differences th...

Attila the Hun is known as one of the most ferocious leaders of ancient times. He was given the nickname "Scourge God" because of his ferocity. During the twentieth century, "Hun" was one of the worst name you could call a person, due to Attila. The Huns were a barbaric and savag...

Attila the Hun Attila the Hun is known as one of the most ferocious leaders of ancient times. He was given the nickname "Scourge God" because of his ferocity. During the twentieth century, "Hun" was one of the worst name you could call a person, due to Attila. The Huns were ...

Activity 1 – Laying the Foundations (Knowledge & Understanding) Concepts Mycenaea 6500 BCE Neolithic farming starts to develop also the production bronze starts, there is trade and use of natural resources. Archaeologist called this new culture Mycenaean, after its largest political centre,...