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: A 12 page research paper that gives a brief summation of the Second Punic War in which Hannibal brought his elephants over the Alps and invaded the Italian peninsula. The writer focuses then on the effects that this war had on consolidating Roman power. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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break up Romes hold over other Italian cities, and instigate a general uprising against Roman rule. Instead of accomplishing this purpose, however, the Second Punic War eventually resulted in effects
that were diametrically opposed to what Hannibal intended. His war against Rome and Roman influence did not destroy Rome, but rather served to consolidate Roman power in several significant ways.
First of all, it consolidated the Roman loyalties of numerous Italian states. There was no particular feelings of affection, loyalty or patriotism between Rome and these Italian states, but
the Punic War did force these states to decide where their greatest fortunes might lie and the overwhelming choice was to cast their lot with Rome. Additionally, the course
of the war?principally economic pressures--spread Roman ideas and concepts throughout the peninsula and acclimated the Italian people to thinking in terms of Roman standards. The proliferation of Roman soldiers throughout
the peninsula helped to spread the Roman language. It also strengthened Roman religious observance, which, in turn, strengthened the state structure. All in all, instead of weakening the hold
of Rome, Hannibal did a great deal to tighten its grip over the entire Mediterranean. Background on Carthage and Hannibal "Qart Hadasht," or the "New City" of
Carthage was built by Phoenician colonists from Tyre sometime around 800 B.C. (Brett 44). It was destroyed by Romans in 148 B.C. (Brett 44). What we know of Carthaginian history
comes from Greek and Latin sources, no Carthaginian version of this story survived (Brett 44). The primary interest of Carthage was commerce, while the Romans were oriented toward agriculture;
therefore, the Romans, initially, had no reason to try to halt the Carthaginians from obtaining a trading monopoly in the western Mediterranean (Scullard 3). Nevertheless, Rome grabbed the attention
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