The Romans where war like people who's first wars were against the Etruscans, Italian tribes, and barbarians.
- After the Romans settled, they looked for allies an new land. The
Roman military was exceptional friendly to the enemies.
- Defeated enemies were often made allies and basically became a Roman citizen.
- They controlled the Italian peninsula
- The Roman Colonist were jubilant about the rights of
citizenship because it was almost the same as being a true citizen who
lived in Rome itself.
- The Allies wanted full citizenship, these were denied
- Rome became an expanding, absorptive political entity
THE PUNIC WARS
- By 250 B.C Rome conquered most of Italy, now this brought another rival city
- Carthage was founded in 700 B.C by Phoenician colonists.
- Carthage was a lot like Rome and had spread it's influences to North Africa, southern Spain, Corsica, and Sicily.
- The wars happened between 264-146 B.C(three rounds)
- The second Punic war happened in 202 B.C
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