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The Crucible-Punic Wars, Roman Imperialism
Lecture no. 27 from the course: History of the Ancient World: A Global Perspective
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Taught by Professor Gregory S. Aldrete | 32 min
Learn how the series of conflicts with Rome's burgeoning Mediterranean rival-the city-state of Carthage, whose forces were led by the brilliant Hannibal-were both the closest Rome ever came to total defeat and the stepping-stone to its ultimate success.
48 Lectures
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Cities, Civilizations, and Sources
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From Out of the Mesopotamian Mud
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Cultures of the Ancient Near East
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Ancient Egypt—The Gift of the Nile
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Pharaohs, Tombs, and Gods
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The Lost Civilization of the Indus Valley
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The Vedic Age of Ancient India
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Mystery Cultures of Early Greece
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Homer and Indian Poetry
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Athens and Experiments in Democracy
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Hoplite Warfare and Sparta
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Civilization Dawns in China—Shang and Zhou
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Confucius and the Greek Philosophers
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Mystics, Buddhists, and Zoroastrians
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Persians and Greeks
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Greek Art and Architecture
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Greek Tragedy and the Sophists
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The Peloponnesian War and the Trial of Socrates
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Philip of Macedon-Architect of Empire
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Alexander the Great Goes East
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Unifiers of India—Chandragupta and Asoka
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Shi Huangdi—First Emperor of China
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Earliest Historians of Greece and China
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The Hellenistic World
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The Great Empire of the Han Dynasty
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People of the Toga—Etruscans, Early Rome
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The Crucible-Punic Wars, Roman Imperialism
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The Death of the Roman Republic
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Augustus-Creator of the Roman Empire
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Roman Emperors-Good, Bad, and Crazy
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Han and Roman Empires Compared-Geography
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Han and Roman Empires Compared-Government
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Han and Roman Empires Compared-Problems
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Early Americas-Resources and Olmecs
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Pots and Pyramids-Moche and Teotihuacan
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Blood and Corn-Mayan Civilization
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Hunter-Gatherers and Polynesians
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The Art and Architecture of Power
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Comparative Armies-Rome, China, Maya
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Later Roman Empire-Crisis and Christianity
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire?
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The Byzantine Empire and the Legacy of Rome
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China from Chaos to Order under the Tang
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The Golden Age of Tang Culture
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The Rise and Flourishing of Islam
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Holy Men and Women-Monasticism and Saints
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Charlemagne—Father of Europe
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Endings, Beginnings, What Does It All Mean?
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