From Republic to Mediterranean Power (Res Publica Crescit)
After the traditional founding date of 753 BC and the beginning of the Republic in 509 BC, Rome gradually controlled Italy. The Punic Wars brought victory over Carthage, but conquest also increased wealth, slavery, military ambition, and political conflict.
Grades 7–8. Places and stories.
How it connects
Roman roads, languages, and laws spread widely, but material success did not cure moral disorder. The period invites students to ask whether victory serves justice or merely enlarges power.
Latin words that go with this card: res, publicus, bellum, Carthago, victoria, servus.