Punic+War+Role+Play

Descriptions of Game:

Preparation: What each side wants Why each side wants that Strengths and Weaknesses of each side Strategy: How each side might try to win militarily What each side would be willing to do or trade What each side would NOT be willing to trade.

Roman:

Timeline: 1. Messana switches sides 2. Rome builds a navy 3. Rome wins first war 4. Second war starts 5. Hannibal enters Rome 6. Hannibal driven out and then defeated 7. Second war ends 8. Mercenary revolt in Carthage 9. Third war starts 10. Carthage sacked/third war ends Wants: 1. Control of Sicily 2. Rome wants naval power Carthage wants: 1. Control of Sicily 2. Maintain sea control 3. More land power Ways to get it: 1. Join forces 2. War

Cool Resources

Mr. A's resource: Below is a link to a really good map of the battles in the 2nd punic war.

Melissa Carp's really good resource about the punic war:

[|Helpful link about the Punic Wars]  Emmy's link about the punic war:  _[Ivanna's link for the Punic Wars:http://history.boisestate.edu/WESTCIV/punicwar/02.shtmlJohnGrosel's quality link on the Punic Wars:http://www.crystalinks.com/punicwars.htmlTimKings link good assesment of Romanshttp://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/rome/rule1.htmlAmanda Healey's link. A little bit about the Punic Wars:[[http://wsu.edu/%7Edee/ROME/PUNICWAR.HTM|http://wsu.edu/~dee/ROME/PUNICWAR.HTM]

Noah Goldstein's link. About the Punic Wars. Lots of information! [|Galegroup Resource--Lots of information]

**Lili Welch's source of the first punic war:**
__http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/483505/First-Punic-War__ Rachel's Source: http://history.boisestate.edu/WESTCIV/punicwar/

Zeke's Source: http://history.boisestate.edu/WESTCIV/punicwar/ David's Source:[|Source]