Early Roman Expansion

2. 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.
5. These were essential in linking Roman military colonies to the city.
6. These Roman officials managed the provinces relatively autonomously and were known for exploiting the provinces and their populations.
11. 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 ...
12. This Carthaginian general crossed the Alps and defeated the Romans numerous times in Italy during the Second Punic War.
14. Though the Romans had learned a lot from them, they pushed them further and further north during the course of several wars.
16. They were allowed to allowed to manage their own affairs.
17. The Romans built one of these in order to fortify their city after it had been thoroughly plundered.

1. The King of this Greek city surrendered it to the Romans after his death in order to prevent a civil war.
3. With the defeat of this Greek city, Greece and Macedonia became a Roman province.
4. Through the clever use of treaties, Rome ruled most of Italy in this way at first.
7. This region became a Roman province as a result of the Second Punic War.
8. After the Third Punic War, Carthage and its surrounding territory became the Roman province of ...
9. By 266 BC, Rome had conquered this region almost completely.
10. They caused the Romans serious trouble when they sacked (=plündern) the city in 387 BC.
13. Following the Roman victory over Carthage in the First Punic War, Sicily became the first Roman ...
15. This powerful city in North Africa was founded as a Phoenician colony around 800 BC.