THE EXPANSION OF THE ROMAN EMPIREBy: Tessa Banks and Sarah Edwards

Table of Contents 509-264 B.C.E. 264-146 B.C.E. 145-44 B.C.E. 44 B.C.E- 14 C.E.

A map of the Roman Empire

509-264 B.C.E The Romans conquered the Italian

Peninsula during this time The Roman Empire looked like this at the

time:

509-264 B.C.E (cont) A positive effect for Rome in this time

was that they had more land, trading rights and power

A negative effect for Rome at this time was that the people and leaders of Italy were unhappy

264-146 B.C.E. During this time, Rome fought in the Punic

wars The Punic Wars were wars fought with the

Carthage.

Punic Wars were brutal

264-146 B.C.E. cont.

The Carthaginians were people that held North Africa, most of Spain, and part of Sicily.

Bibliography https://gbgm-umc.org/umw/

corinthians/maps/empire2a.gif http://www.hehd.clemson.edu/

schoolofed/italy/assets/italy%20400.jpg http://lexicorient.com/e.o/slides/

punic_wars01.jpg