The topic I will be teaching you viewers about is how Rome took over Greece which many people have been asking me about lately. I have chosen this topic (as I have already hinted) because other people have made me think about this. I also chose this subject because I know a lot about Greece and Rome but I'm not sure how Greece ended. For my topic I'm interested in Greek and Roman weaponry. To see what weapons they conquered other countries with. However I'm also interested in How Greece got weak enough to be conquered and how Rome got enough strength to attack Macedonia . Thank you and look forward to my next post. Hi guys I'm back and are ready to learn some facts. Greeks and Romans used many different types of weapons. Roman weapons were sometimes designed differently to work in different places. A example of this is the fact that Romans used battle axes once in woodland terrain. Romans used axes in many battles but are still considered untraditional weapons. In my survey please tell me if you think the battle axe is a traditional Roman or a untraditional weapon. Some of there weapons are swords, nets, spears, javelins, and longbows. Greek weapons were more standard. they included bows, javelins, and swords. Out of all weapons the most traditional of all weapons is definitely the sword because it is the most primitive and classical weapon. Sources include http://www.ancientmilitary.com/roman-weapons.htm One of my books at home http://www.ancientmilitary.com/greek-warriors.htm Hi guys I'm back. This post I will be addressing my question "how did Rome get strong enough to attack Macedonia" . Rome has many reasons and ways they arose to power. One of the easier to explain and most obvious things that helped ancient Rome rise to power is the fact the it was hard to attack. This is because it had a range of mountains next to it shielding it from any not obvious attack. If a enemy tried to attack by going over the mountains they would have to go slowly through many small passes giving Rome time to mass a defense. Another thing that would have helped Rome rise to power is the fact that is that it was highly kind to everybody they conquered causing less revolts and more supportiveness towards the military. I have noticed that this tactic was also used by Alexander the Great as he conquered Egypt. Lastly most countries the Romans tried to conquer gave into the Romans because they had a better way of living and would manage the country better. Thank you, I hope you learned something from this post and once again thank you. Sources include http://education.seattlepi.com/did-geography-rome-rise-power-5408.html http://www.worldology.com/Rome/rise_of_rome.htm one of my books at home Greece finally got weak enough to be attacked by Rome after/during the Macedonian Wars. The Macedonian were a series of conflicts between Rome and Greece. This war was after Alexander The Great. That info shall be important because when Rome conquered Macedonia, they conquered most of Alexander the Greats empire. Greece and Rome had many great battles but finally weak enough to be conquered. At the end of these conflicts Rome finally took control of Macedonia (Greece). Now if you look at any map of ancient Rome you will see that Rome's empire does include all of Macedonia. Look at this one for a example. It is proof that Rome conquered all of Macedonia. That was the end of ancient Greece as we know it. Sources include http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/history/roman.htm#! http://www.ahistoryofgreece.com/roman.htm http://www.historyofmacedonia.org/ConciseMacedonia/timeline.html Overall Rome conquered Greece for many reasons. Mostly because Rome had better weaponry, tactical advantages, and the larger military. Just like in World War ll Rome wanted to conquer the known world like the Nazis wanted to. In many ways the battle strategies of Rome and Greece are used today by military leaders all over the world. Roman culture spread through Greece all over the world. You can see it today in the books The Heroes Of Olympus and in history classes. Thank you. It has been a pleasure learning with you all and mostly I'm happy to have this history assignment of my plate. Once again thanks and goodbye. Dylan Chamas and Absol Signing off |