Early Roman Expansion

1. This region became a Roman province as a result of the Second Punic War.
5. Following the Roman victory over Carthage in the First Punic War, Sicily became the first Roman ...
7. These Roman officials managed the provinces relatively autonomously and were known for exploiting the provinces and their populations.
10. By 266 BC, Rome had conquered this region almost completely.
12. The Romans built one of these in order to fortify their city after it had been thoroughly plundered.
14. This powerful city in North Africa was founded as a Phoenician colony around 800 BC.
16. This Carthaginian general crossed the Alps and defeated the Romans numerous times in Italy during the Second Punic War.
17. They were allowed to allowed to manage their own affairs.

2. After the Third Punic War, Carthage and its surrounding territory became the Roman province of ...
3. After the creation of the Roman province of Asia in 129 BC, Syria and Egypt were the only regions keeping Rome from possessing territory completely surrounding the ...
4. The King of this Greek city surrendered it to the Romans after his death in order to prevent a civil war.
6. Though the Romans had learned a lot from them, they pushed them further and further north during the course of several wars.
8. With the defeat of this Greek city, Greece and Macedonia became a Roman province.
9. They caused the Romans serious trouble when they sacked (=plündern) the city in 387 BC.
11. Through the clever use of treaties, Rome ruled most of Italy in this way at first.
13. Though the Romans were very successful at waging war on land, they realized during the course of the First Punic War that they would need a ... if they were to be successful at sea as well.
15. These were essential in linking Roman military colonies to the city.