Generals

**Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt.** ( http://www.alexander-the-great.co.uk/philip.htm ) Next I would like to talk about General Scipio Aficanus. In 185- 129 B.C, this Roman general destroyed Carthage. This general served in the Spanish Army and as a consul went to Africa to terminate the Third Punic war with the capture and destruction of Carthage. Again he went to Spain as a consul and he ended the rebellion plus destruction of Numantia. On his way back to Rome, he was happy because his cousin and brother in-law, Tiberius Gracchus, were murdered. He then led the conservatives into trying to destroy the Gracchan reforms. A great angry arose, through this and Scorpio was found dead in his bed. No one really knows who killed him, maybe his wife, mother-in law, or someone from the Gracchan party. Scorpio is considered by many to be one of Rome’s greatest generals; he never lost a battle. Skillful alike in strategy and in tactic, his also had a great faculty of soldiers. Finally I will talk about Julius Caesar. This man was provided great security for the Roman Empire for more than five hundred years. He also spread Roman laws, customs, and their language throughout Europe. He immensely extended the Roman Empire before he seized power and before he made himself dictator. http://www.carpenoctem.tv/miltary/caesar.html After he came into power, he was assassinated. (Book: Battle of Actium, page 28 and 29)As you can see throughout the ancient Roman period, there have been many great generals and made Rome stronger and successful. **
 * Throughout Roman history many generals have helped the city of Rome. In this paper, I will talk about the famous generals and what they accomplished. To begin with, I will talk about Alexander or Alexander the Great. Alexander was a Macedonian general and he conquered most of the world we know today.** **(Website**: **Malewitz) His Dad, Philip II, led most of the conquering of Greece, but after he died Alexander conquered the Persian Empire, which also included**
 * He is one of the most widely known generals because of his achievement of conquering over many countries. Alexander died when he was thirty-three years old due to fever. Now another general that is also widely known is Hannibal. He fought during the Punic wars, which was between Carthage and Rome. Hannibal crushed the armies of the Roman republic time after time. His most notable victory was against a superior Roman army at Cannae. After the war, he was hounded and killed by an assassin of Rome. http://1stmuse.com/frames/****

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