Roman Legion
Legion- 5000 men
Century- 80 men
(like the phalanx)
Infantry- soldiers
on foot carried short arms
Cavalry- soldiers on
horse back
Punic Wars- Rome vs. Carthage
Rome won all 3 Wars
First Punic War-
fought over Sicily
Second Punic War-
fought over Hannibal.
Third Punic War-
Destroy Carthage. Rome didn’t want to wait for Carthage to get ready for the
battle and get more men so they laid waste (wiped out) and destroyed everything
in Carthage
- Carthage is in North Africa
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