Samenvatting Gaius Gracchus dient op Sardinië als quaestor van de consul Lucius Aurelius Orestes (126-125 BCE); De consul Marcus Fulvius Flaccus dient een wetsvoorstel in om volledig Romeins burgerrecht toe te kennen aan de Latijnse en Italiaanse bondgenoten van Rome; het wetsvoorstel wordt echter na hevige kritiek van zowel de…
Summary Gaius Gracchus serves on Sardinia as the consul Lucius Aurelius Orestes’ quaestor (126-125 BCE); The consul Marcus Fulvius Flaccus introduces a bill to grant full Roman citizenship to Rome’s Latin and Italian allies, but it is withdrawn after encountering stiff opposition from both the Senate and the people (125…
Summary Carthage fights for survival against rebellious mercenaries and North Africans in the Mercenary War (241-238 BCE); Rome refuses to help the rebels and sends aid to Carthage instead; Hamilcar Barcas defeats the rebels at the Battle of “The Saw” and goes on the quell the entire rebellion (238 BCE);…
Summary Conflicts with Celts and Ligurians; Rebellions on Sardinia and Corsica; The gates of the Temple of Janus are closed for the first time in Roman history (235 BCE); Quintus Fabius Maximus celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Ligurians (233 BCE); The popular assembly adopts a bill tabled…
The First Punic War between Rome and Carthage was, at the time, the largest conflict the Classical World had ever seen. The war lasted an almost unprecedented 23 years. Some of the largest naval battles in history took place during this conflict and there was a tremendous loss of life,…
Summary The First Punic War continues without any major land or sea battles; First engagements between the Romans and Carthaginians near Corsica and Sardinia (259 BCE); Failed Roman attack on Panormus on Sicily (258 BCE); The Romans and Carthaginians fight each other to a draw at the naval Battle of…