HIEU 322 Midterm: Battles and Treaties well answered to pass

HIEU 322 Midterm: Battles and Treaties Sicilian Wars 480-307 B.C. - correct answer Series of conflicts between Carthage and the Greek city-states of Magna Gracia (headed by Syracuse) over control of Sicily Third Sicilian War (311-307 B.C.) - correct answer - 317 B.C., Agathocles the Tyrant emerged as the leader in Syracuse. - Between 317 and 312 Agathocles put down resistance and consolidated his dictatorship. - Meanwhile Carthage was upset with Sicilian growing power. They controlled the western part of the island, but in 311 they sought to strengthen it and fought the 3rd Sicilian war. - In 311, Carthage defeated Agathocles at the Battle of Himera River. Agathocles decided to take revenge by invading north Africa in 210 B.C. He was successful at White Tunis, which solidified his control of Sicily Pyrric War (280-275 BC) - correct answer Rome vs. Greek warlord Pyrrus aka Epirus - While Sicily is still unstable, Rome pushes south into Italy toward Magna Graecia - 285 B.C. Magna Grercians begin to ask Rome for help against attackers from Italy and warlords from abroad - Rome will happily take over, and they weren't all that tyrannical - 282 B.C. Romans agreed to help Thurii against the Taretines of Tarentum, the leading Greek city of southern Italy. But before they can do much, the Tarentines attacked and drove out what little Roman garrisan was there. They sacked Thurrii and braced for a Roman response. - Tarentines hired Pyrrhus of Eparius, one of the leading Greek warriors. He brought 25,000 soldiers and 20 elephants (Romans had never seen this before!!!). - Pyrrhus defeated Romans in battle after battle, but took such heavy losses that he couldn't continue. Leaves in 275 B.C. - In the end, the Romans proved that the Greek states were unable to defend their colonies in Magna Graecia and that the Roman legions were capable of competing with the armies of Hellenistic Greece First Punic War - correct answer 264 B.C. - 241 B.C., Rome and Carthage fought over island of Sicily, was a naval war, Rome was losing because they did not have a good navy, Romans figured out how to board the Carthage ships and fight them there, Romans gained control of Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia (Islands)