The Punic Wars were a couple of hundred years before Octavian came into power, and about a hundred and fifty years before he was even born. They had no direct influence as far as Octavian was concerned. Indirectly, they gave him more territory in which to recruit troops.
Actually nothing. Rome was already an empire under the republic. When the republic fell it was replaced by the principate, not the empire as is mistakenly assumed. The change from the republic to the principate was marked by the rise to power of Octavian/Augustus. He won the right to be sole ruler after the battle of Actium.Actually nothing. Rome was already an empire under the republic. When the republic fell it was replaced by the principate, not the empire as is mistakenly assumed. The change from the republic to the principate was marked by the rise to power of Octavian/Augustus. He won the right to be sole ruler after the battle of Actium.Actually nothing. Rome was already an empire under the republic. When the republic fell it was replaced by the principate, not the empire as is mistakenly assumed. The change from the republic to the principate was marked by the rise to power of Octavian/Augustus. He won the right to be sole ruler after the battle of Actium.Actually nothing. Rome was already an empire under the republic. When the republic fell it was replaced by the principate, not the empire as is mistakenly assumed. The change from the republic to the principate was marked by the rise to power of Octavian/Augustus. He won the right to be sole ruler after the battle of Actium.Actually nothing. Rome was already an empire under the republic. When the republic fell it was replaced by the principate, not the empire as is mistakenly assumed. The change from the republic to the principate was marked by the rise to power of Octavian/Augustus. He won the right to be sole ruler after the battle of Actium.Actually nothing. Rome was already an empire under the republic. When the republic fell it was replaced by the principate, not the empire as is mistakenly assumed. The change from the republic to the principate was marked by the rise to power of Octavian/Augustus. He won the right to be sole ruler after the battle of Actium.Actually nothing. Rome was already an empire under the republic. When the republic fell it was replaced by the principate, not the empire as is mistakenly assumed. The change from the republic to the principate was marked by the rise to power of Octavian/Augustus. He won the right to be sole ruler after the battle of Actium.Actually nothing. Rome was already an empire under the republic. When the republic fell it was replaced by the principate, not the empire as is mistakenly assumed. The change from the republic to the principate was marked by the rise to power of Octavian/Augustus. He won the right to be sole ruler after the battle of Actium.Actually nothing. Rome was already an empire under the republic. When the republic fell it was replaced by the principate, not the empire as is mistakenly assumed. The change from the republic to the principate was marked by the rise to power of Octavian/Augustus. He won the right to be sole ruler after the battle of Actium.
Some famous battles of Ancient Rome include the Battle of Pharsalus and the Battle of Actium. The Battle of Actium was fought between Octavian (Augustus Caesar) and Marc Antony. Octavian won the battle. The Battle of Pharsalus was fought between Julius Caesar and Pompey and it ended in the victory of Caesar and the escape of Pompey to Egypt.
No, the Pax Romana did not start immediately after the Punic Wars. The Pax Romana refers to a period of relative peace and stability in the Roman Empire that began around 27 BCE with the end of the Roman Civil Wars and the establishment of Augustus as the first Emperor. The Punic Wars, on the other hand, took place between 264 and 146 BCE, much earlier than the Pax Romana.
The Punic Wars had no self or selves.
Carthage
The Punic wars had little to do with paving the way for imperial rule by Octavian. They were over and the empire of Carthage was assimilated into the Roman holdings a full 86 years before Octavian was even born.
Actually nothing. Rome was already an empire under the republic. When the republic fell it was replaced by the principate, not the empire as is mistakenly assumed. The change from the republic to the principate was marked by the rise to power of Octavian/Augustus. He won the right to be sole ruler after the battle of Actium.Actually nothing. Rome was already an empire under the republic. When the republic fell it was replaced by the principate, not the empire as is mistakenly assumed. The change from the republic to the principate was marked by the rise to power of Octavian/Augustus. He won the right to be sole ruler after the battle of Actium.Actually nothing. Rome was already an empire under the republic. When the republic fell it was replaced by the principate, not the empire as is mistakenly assumed. The change from the republic to the principate was marked by the rise to power of Octavian/Augustus. He won the right to be sole ruler after the battle of Actium.Actually nothing. Rome was already an empire under the republic. When the republic fell it was replaced by the principate, not the empire as is mistakenly assumed. The change from the republic to the principate was marked by the rise to power of Octavian/Augustus. He won the right to be sole ruler after the battle of Actium.Actually nothing. Rome was already an empire under the republic. When the republic fell it was replaced by the principate, not the empire as is mistakenly assumed. The change from the republic to the principate was marked by the rise to power of Octavian/Augustus. He won the right to be sole ruler after the battle of Actium.Actually nothing. Rome was already an empire under the republic. When the republic fell it was replaced by the principate, not the empire as is mistakenly assumed. The change from the republic to the principate was marked by the rise to power of Octavian/Augustus. He won the right to be sole ruler after the battle of Actium.Actually nothing. Rome was already an empire under the republic. When the republic fell it was replaced by the principate, not the empire as is mistakenly assumed. The change from the republic to the principate was marked by the rise to power of Octavian/Augustus. He won the right to be sole ruler after the battle of Actium.Actually nothing. Rome was already an empire under the republic. When the republic fell it was replaced by the principate, not the empire as is mistakenly assumed. The change from the republic to the principate was marked by the rise to power of Octavian/Augustus. He won the right to be sole ruler after the battle of Actium.Actually nothing. Rome was already an empire under the republic. When the republic fell it was replaced by the principate, not the empire as is mistakenly assumed. The change from the republic to the principate was marked by the rise to power of Octavian/Augustus. He won the right to be sole ruler after the battle of Actium.
Some famous battles of Ancient Rome include the Battle of Pharsalus and the Battle of Actium. The Battle of Actium was fought between Octavian (Augustus Caesar) and Marc Antony. Octavian won the battle. The Battle of Pharsalus was fought between Julius Caesar and Pompey and it ended in the victory of Caesar and the escape of Pompey to Egypt.
No, the Pax Romana did not start immediately after the Punic Wars. The Pax Romana refers to a period of relative peace and stability in the Roman Empire that began around 27 BCE with the end of the Roman Civil Wars and the establishment of Augustus as the first Emperor. The Punic Wars, on the other hand, took place between 264 and 146 BCE, much earlier than the Pax Romana.
A round of civil wars brought Octavian (later known as Augustus) to power.
The civil wars of the republic were ended by the establishment of he principate by Octavian/Augustus.
The Punic Wars.
The Punic Wars had no self or selves.
Rome won the Punic Wars.
Carthage
We call them today: First Punic War 264-241 BCE Second Punic War 218-201 BCE Third Punic War 149-146 BCE Punic comes from the Latin word Poenicus, which was their rendition of Phoenician. Carthage was originally a Phoenician colony (from the city of Tyre).
what were the causes and results of the punic wars?