Sep 05, 20 few conflicts have rivaled the scale and destruction of the punic wars fought between rome and carthage. Historical map location of carthage, tunisia, africa. This image is a derivative work of the following images. History and civilization of ancient carthage, the great north. Map of the territorial expansion of rome 264 bc 180 ad pdf. Gta 3 vice city san andreas gta iv liberty city stories. War between the roman republic and the carthaginian empire break out over sicily. Interface expansion and development of the province edicts building types sample provinces objectives and missions trade and finance technology. The mamertini appealed to both rome and carthage, and the carthaginians, arriving first, occupied messana.
Oct 04, 2014 in my games syracuse is way too op, but i have seen macedon doing more, which makes for some good battles when playing as rome. In this first episode i set the stage for a conflict that will reshape history. If you are planning on traveling to carthage, use this interactive map to help you locate everything from food to hotels to tourist destinations. Suppose you are a roman general who must move a legion of soldiers from rome to carthage. Map of rome and carthage at the start of the second. Famously, hannibal drove war elephants with his army over the alps to invade italy, and so can you if you play this involving game. It presents a conflict between two superpowers of antiquity from the classical clausewitzian perspective, according to which a power only reverts to military. Hannibal carthages greatest general wanted revenge on rome led his 60,000 man army and 38 elephants across the alps and fought for 15 yrs. Students will label and color a map to help them better understand the punic wars between the roman republic and carthage.
The first punic war was concluded by 241 bc, with carthage having suffered a number of serious defeats, allowing romes authority to climb unabated. Carthage is the second and the last republic available in the game. The three punic wars between carthage and rome took place over nearly a century, beginning in 264 b. Carthage was forced to pay rome a hefty price for peace, leaving the country on unstable footing both economically and militarily. Map of rome and carthage at the start of the second punic wares. The war was a much smaller engagement than the two previous punic wars and primarily consisted of a single main action, the battle of carthage, but resulted in the complete destruction of the city of carthage, the annexation of all remaining carthaginian territory by rome, and the death or enslavement of thousands of carthaginians. How carthage hired mercenaries instead of soldiers. So i just got back into playing rome 2, downloaded the divide et impera mod and im loving it so far.
The carthage map is divided into four game provinces. The interval between the first and second punic wars 241218 bce. Differences between rome and carthage quiz 4 flashcards. As students read the issue, have them refer to the map, especially to. The epic struggle between carthage and rome, two of the superpowers of the ancient world, is most famous for land battles in italy, on the iberian peninsula and in north africa. Map of rome and carthage at the start of the second punic warpt. I think the best strategy is to divide the map into 4 areas. The street map of carthage is the most basic version which provides you with a. Militarily, rome and carthage were also quite different. Rome and carthage in the second punic war is a new and innovative turnbased strategy game that puts you in command of the carthaginian military during a period of total war over land and sea with the young roman republic. First army stationing in spain should go west towards kartuba controlled by hostile turdetani. Island off the coast of italy, settled by greeks and carthage. With this military juggernaut of the ancient world at your disposal, you will vie for control over italy, carthage, spain and the mediterranean sea using a.
The traditional date of its founding was 814 bce, with a group of phoenician settlers from tyre, a great port city on the coast of presentday lebanon. My most recent carthage campaign has come to yet another grinding halt not 2 hours ago, so i will give this strategy a go tomorrow. It also discusses the strength of both carthage and rome and their conflicts, and how the conflict led to rome. Shade in a map showing the land controlled by carthage and rome before the first punic war. Carthage is a twoplayer game based on the 2nd punic war between carthage and ro me. Carthage is an asymmetrical card driven game for 2 players set in times of epic struggle between ancient rome and carthage. Carthage, located in what is today tunisia, was the dominant western mediterranean power at the beginning of the conflicts.
Carthage is a twoplayer game based on the 2nd punic war between carthage and rome. At the time, they were some of the largest wars that had ever taken place. Start studying differences between rome and carthage quiz 4. Hopefully rome doesnt come down and kick over my sand castle before ive even managed to finish building it again. I had several practice campaigns but i really dont know which faction to play as. In carthage therefore the influence of the people in the policy of the state had already risen to be supreme, while at rome the senate was at the height of its power. Economic resilience of carthage during the punic wars. Syracuse was giving me a load of issues so it will be nice to ground them to dust hopefully. Third punic war, 149146 bce, third of three wars between the roman republic and the carthaginian punic empire that resulted in the final destruction of carthage, the enslavement of its population, and roman hegemony over the western mediterranean.
Map of rome and carthage at the start of the second punic warar. Victory conditions and first steps factions carthage. Students will also answer 5 questions about the map. One player is the romans and the other is the carthaginians. Hannibal 2nd edition rules by mark simonitch, bruce wigdor, and jung yueh changes from 1st editio n indicated in bold red type. For the first two centuries of the republic, romes power spread through italy. Hannibal 2nd edition rules by mark simonitch, bruce wigdor, and jung yueh changes from 1st edition indicated in bold red type. Just after finishing my first legendary difficulty campaign of course with carthage i want to summarise my starting experiences.
Describe the location of the four significant breaks for bodies of water that. What is the approximate straightline distance in miles between paris and rome. It was a siege operation, starting sometime in 149 or 148 bc, and ending in spring 146 bc with the sack and complete destruction of the city of carthage. Annotate the map labelling what happened at each stage of. Why did some communities decide to side with carthage and others to side with rome.
The carthago, capital of the country, is located in the north africa and is surrounded by allies. The punic wars were a series of three wars fought between rome and carthage from 264 bc to 146 bc. The series of wars between rome and carthage were known to the romans as the punic wars because of the latin name for the carthaginians. Prior to the punic wars, rome was almost an exclusively landbased military. Blank map with 5 questions for students to answer 2 pages, bc and bce versions included, uneditable pdfb. Locate the best sights and attractions in rome using our free pdf tourist map. Ancient carthage carthage was a citystate founded by the phoenicians on the coast of north africa some time in the early first millennium bce. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Carthage hannibal civilization v customisation wiki. The carthaginians accordingly opened negotiations and consented to a peace by which they ceded sicily and the lipari islands to rome and paid an indemnity of 3,200 talents. The first punic war was concluded by 241 bc, with carthage having suffered a number of serious defeats, allowing rome s authority to climb unabated. Carthage, on the other hand, while technically a republic, is better described as a mercantile oligarchy. It presents a conflict between two superpowers of antiquity from classical clausewitzian perspective, according to which a power only reverts to military operations when there is no other way to achieve.
The central front, the nova carthage front, the libya front and the spanish front. As rome became more powerful, they began to practice a policy of. For the route of hannibal, see map of the european provinces of the roman empire. Romes legions of soldiers soon began to takeover other areas and peoples. I was referring to the campaign map, not battles since i havent played with carthage yet. Carthage was forced to give first sicily and then, two years later, corsica and sardinia to. But warfare at sea, which played a vital role in the first and second punic wars, rarely receives the attention it deserves. Examine the following map to understand romes transition from republic to empire. This ageold rome enemy begins the game having several colonies spread across the mediterranean. Carthage went to war against numidia and, in so doing, broke the peace treaty with rome which forbid carthage from mobilizing an army. Carthage was a chief punic city phoenician tyrian colony of north africa.
In structure, it is probably best compared to one of the italian renaissance citystates. The term punic comes from the latin word punicus or poenicus, meaning carthaginian, with reference to the carthaginians phoenician ancestry the main cause of the punic wars was the conflicts of interest between the. Although carthages navy was always its main military force, the army acquired a key role in the spread of carthaginian power over the native peoples of northern africa and southern iberian peninsula from the 6th century bc and the 3rd century bc. Polybius, histories, book 6, carthage compared with rome. Ask them what factors and circumstances might lead to a confrontation between these two powers, and what gains each would make from winning such a confrontation. In my games syracuse is way too op, but i have seen macedon doing more, which makes for some good battles when playing as rome. Rome take on carthage for control of mediterranean 1st war. Victory conditions and first steps factions carthage tw.
The mamertini, a band of campanian mercenaries, had forcibly established themselves within the town and were being hard pressed in 264 by hieron ii of syracuse. Map of rome and carthage at the start of the second punic warfr. Carthages military also allowed it to expand into sardinia and. Map of rome and carthage at the start of the first. Carthage hannibal civilization v customization wiki. The military of carthage was one of the largest military forces in the ancient world. At the time of the war, romes life cycle had reached the. Rome defeats the powerful carthaginian navy the victory gives them sicily 2nd war. May 14, 2018 carthage went to war against numidia and, in so doing, broke the peace treaty with rome which forbid carthage from mobilizing an army.
At the time, they were some of the largest wars that had. Carthage, an asymmetrical carddriven game for 2 players set in the time of the epic struggle between ancient rome and carthage. Apr 25, 2018 rome and carthage differed in many ways including social, cultural, religious, and military aspects yet the final punic war determined which power would survive. Rome vs carthage is a 20th anniversary edition of the classic hannibal. At the start of the punic wars in 264 bc, rome and carthage were the preeminent cities in the western mediterranean. Few conflicts have rivaled the scale and destruction of the punic wars fought between rome and carthage. However, its useful if you want to transfer population from one settlement to another show me how. Between rome and carthage hannibal invaded italy with the hope of raising widespread rebellions among romes subordinate allies. Yet even after crushing the roman army at cannae, he was only partially successful. Trace the journey of hannibal from arthage, to spain, over the alps and to rome on a map.
Rome and carthage differed in many ways including social, cultural, religious, and military aspects yet the final punic war determined which power would survive. Carthage and rome had never liked each other, but they had, for the most part, left each other alone in the. Carthage paid rome a large tribute of land and treasure. However, they had no overseas territory and did not have a strong navy to. Rome vs carthage is a somewhat complex counterandmap simulation of the second punic war from 218 to 201 bc when the carthaginian general hannibal came close to defeating the might of the roman empire. From the very beginning of the game carthage will have to operate on many fronts at the same time. The longest continuous war in history up to that time was fought on the island, at sea, and in north africa with both sides enjoying victories and suffering nearcatastrophic defeats.
Annotate the map labelling what happened at each stage of his bold invasion of rome during the second punic war resource 2. This game uses the very popular card system which first appeared in avalon hills we the people game to detail the struggle between carthage s hannibal and the roman republic in approximately 200 bc. It was a major power in the mediterranean and historic rival of rome. Feb 14, 2011 carthage, on the other hand, while technically a republic, is better described as a mercantile oligarchy. History map of rome and carthage at the beginning of the second punic war, 218. The conflict that opposed the carthaginians, called puny by the romans, and the.
Carthage the ultimate rivalry a long time ago, when rome was still a republic, a big fight broke out between rome and carthage. Map of rome and carthage at the start of the second punic warru. Imperialism is when one country takes over the economic, political, or cultural life of another country. The winner in this clash was rome, by the perseverance, tenacity and. In my eyes the starting situation is the most difficult of all factions to coop with because as it is phrased in the introduction text your possessions are divided and you get dragged into many unwanted wars early on. May 26, 2016 the first punic war was fought between carthage and rome between 264 and 241 bce, largely over control of sicily. Carthage felt it had no choice but to defend itself against masinissas invasions but was censured by rome and ordered to pay a new war debt to numidia. The siege of carthage was the main engagement of the third punic war between the punic city of carthage in africa and the roman republic. Blank map with 5 questions for students to answer 2 pages, bc and bce versions included, uneditable pdf b. Complete your map using the instructions on the ancient rome map instructions page.
But yea its sad seeing carthage get there butts kicked by some little city state syracuse. Download the map in pdf and take it with you on your trip to rome. This paper discusses how carthage became almost the equal of rome. The celticii usually declare war on turn 2 and so do syracuse and rome. Get free entry to two out of five of romes best attractions, unlimited public transport and even a hoponhopoff bus tour. Map of the territorial expansion of rome 264 bc 180 ad pdf map of hannibals invasion route 218. The proximate cause of the first outbreak was a crisis in the city of messana, commanding the straits between italy and sicily. Rome is obviously the focus of the game and has awesome variety and is super easy. Carthage was an ancient citystate in north africa, about 300 miles from rome. The term punic comes from the latin word punicus or poenicus, meaning carthaginian, with reference to the carthaginians phoenician ancestry.