Roman Imperialism, 200 - 133 BCE

Question 1

cause and outcome of first macedonian war

Answer 1

cause= Philip Vs alliance with Hannibal
nature= little attle took place
result= Macedons Rivals become Amici/ friends of Rome

Question 2

second Macedonian war

Answer 2

rome eliminated the threat of Philip
rome presented itself as the liberator of greeks

Question 3

third macedonian War

Answer 3

Defeated the kingdom of Macedon and rome was the dominant force on greece

Question 4

third punic war

Answer 4

full destruction of Carthage, burned to the ground and its people killed/ enslaved

rome moved on to control North Africa

Question 5

How did Roman imperialism change (again) from these wars?
macedonian and punic

Answer 5

defencive to expantionist to destructive, as seen in the full destruction of carthage in the third punic war

second M war: was initially there to protect its allies however in the end Rome shifted to expansion by declaring the “freedom of the Greeks” and asserting dominence over the Hellenistic world​

Question 6

differences between Roman imperialism in the West and the East

Answer 6

west:
- strat= military conquest and colinization
- for security
- ex- punic wars= destruction of carthage and conquring spain

East:
- strat= alliances diplomacy
- cultural entigration= hellestic
- ex=2 M war and feedom of greeks