Rome Spreads Her Wings: Territorial Expansion Between the Punic Wars

Synopsis

The Two Decades Between The End Of The First Punic War And The Beginning Of The Second Represent A Key Period In The Development Of Rome's Imperial Ambitions, Both Within Italy And Beyond. Within Italy, Rome Faced An Invasion Of Gauls From Northern Italy, Which Threatened The Very Existence Of The Roman State. This War Culminated At The Battle Of Telamon And The Crushing Roman Victory Against The Gauls Of Italy, Giving Rome Control Of The Peninsula Up To The Alps For The First Time In Her History. Beyond The Shores Of Italy, Rome Acquired Her First Provinces, In The Form Of Sicily, Sardinia And Corsica, Established An Interest In Spain And Crossed The Adriatic To Establish A Presence On The Greek Mainland, Bringing Rome Into The Orbit Of The Hellenistic World. Rome Before And After The First Punic War (338-218 Bc). Roman Expansion In Italy And Beyond ; Roman Expansion In The Mediterranean: Sicily, Sardinia And Corsica -- Roman Expansion In Italy And The East (238-228 Bc). Roman Expansion In Italy: The Gallic And Ligurian Wars ; Roman Expansion In The East: The First Illyrian War ; Carthaginian Expansion In Spain And The Roman Response -- Roman Expansion In Italy And The Gallic War (228-218 Bc). The Gallic War I: The Road To Telamon ; The Gallic War Ii: The Battle Of Telamon ; The Gallic War Iii: The Roman Invasion Of Northern Italy ; The Gallic War Iv: The Battle Of Clastidium And Subsequent Campaigns -- The Consequences Of Expansion (225-218 Bc). Roman Expansion In The East: The Second Illyrian War ; Carthaginian Expansion In Spain And The Roman Response. Gareth C. Sampson. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 248-256) And Index.