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May 29, 2023: PUNIC WARS AND THE HEIGHT OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC(2 CLASSES) -…

- - - - latin word for phoenicians - puni
  - - - carthage dominated at first, but when rome built its fleet, they were able to challenge carthage
      - but carthage lost Sicily
        
        had to pay reparations
        
        war indemnity (to rome)
  - - - scipio found himself a name is africa - "africanos"
    - - carthage's possessions are gradually decreasing
        
        lost south of spain
  - - - he kept arguing that carthage must die - "simply because it's still there" - then they executed a plan to destroy carthage
    - - rome surrounded them
        
        burned the town, killed the ppl, took the slaves
        
        end of the phoenicians
        
        spread salt all around the crops so that they couldn't grow crops
- - - - prior to that, there were tables and stools
        
        often ate with hands, spoons and knives - no forks at the time
      - sometimes threw elaborate parties with entertainment (upperclass only)
        
        parties were separated between women and men - they would never mix
  - - - so were sports events
    - - often visited friends, relatives, neighbors...
        
        met in baths
      - rich romans could afford paying for the oil for the oil lamps - so rich romans were able to stay up all night to party; while the poor usually went to sleep by then
  - - - still had rural festivals
      - friends visited
    - - enjoyed market days and selling wares
        
        meeting with friends
    - - supper was usually leftovers from a large noon dinner
        
        with uncooked vegetables or fruits
        
        "supper" is a country term
  - - - prepared by women, and the slaves who were under the direction of the women
      - upperclasses sat at tables and used stools at first
        
        the adults would eat first, then the children would join them at a family table
        
        ate with hands, spoons, and knives
        
        upperclasses had the privilage of eating meats, vegetables, etc.
        
        lower classes only had the option of eating vegetable porridge, and with are additions of wine, and olives (and meats)
        
        later on, upperclasses started using "dining counches"
        
        often would sit at them and eat - with entertainment (especially at parties)
        
        when they did have parties, they were either for only men, or only women