5 Elements of a Good Story:
1. Characters
2. Setting
3. Conflict
4. Plot/ Main Events
5. Resolution
Where we’re going:
The students will record the main characters,
events, causes, and outcome of the 1st Punic War
using a story-board worksheet.
The students will illustrate their understanding by
creating a storyboard poster depicting the important
information from their worksheet.
The students will characterize the actions of the
Romans during the 1st Punic War as aggressive or
defensive using text-evidence and summarize their
conclusion on a “take-away” slip.
Today’s Story Title:
1st Punic War
Characters
The Story Begins:
Team 1: Rome
At this point in our story, if you were
asked to relate Rome to a type of person in
school who would it be?
Strong
Seemingly Invincible
Thought the world was
theirs to have!
Rome’s Motto:
Mare Nostrum
-“Our
Sea”
Team 2: Carthaginians
Phoenician colony founded in 800 BCE
Looking at the map, and where Carthage is located,
what do you think their main source of income was?
*Coastal town-­‐ Sea trade
*Controlled trade in the western Mediterranean
*Carthaginian trading empire spread to islands of Corsica, Sardinia, and western Sicily, along with southern Iberian peninsula (modern-­‐day Spain) Present-day Tunisia
Rome’s Strengths Vs. Carthage
Strengths
--VS--
Rome
Carthage
Worksheet:
Characters:
1. Romans
2. Carthaginians
Conquered all Italy
Sea traders
Mare Nostrum
Expand Trade
Strong Army of Loyal
Soldiers
Strong Navy (paid)
Setting:
Worksheet: Setting- Mediterranean Sea
Italy and N.E. Africa
Conflict:
The Fun Begins:
Put your one finger on Carthage.
Put another finger on Rome.
Look between your fingers, what do you
see that may be of interest to you as
Rome or Carthage?
“Oh NO you didn’t”
Carthage wants to take
Sicily for Trade
over
Rome wants to take
over
Sicily to ensure
Mare
Mare Nostrum and to keep power
Who will win when you’re
playing in this?
Be the General:
You are Rome’s General... what do you
do to prepare?
Three Ideas:
1.
2.
3.
Main Events:
1. CHEATERS!
Corvus- Retractable Plank- Boarding Bridge
Made the sea battle a land battle!
The Corvus
2. Let the Battle Begin:
260 B.C.- Battle of Mylae: First “naval” battle.
*
Romans destroyed the men on the ships and took
the ships for their own. Romans Win!
Summary:
Go Men Go!
*Romans invade Northern Africa 256-255B.C
Bad luck happens for the Romans... a storm comes
through and destroys almost the entire Roman navy
The Roman army now is stranded in the desert by
themselves, and they die... Carthaginians destroy them.
Stalemate until around 240 B.C. the war is becoming a
war of attrition because they are all running out of money/
financial problems. “Who can hold out the longest”
3. A few years later...
*
240 B.C Roman gov’t raises taxes enough,
rebuilds the army!
*
Loyal Army!
*
Vs:
*
242 B.C Carthage is virtually bankrupt-- no
army (they leave cause they’re not getting paid)
Paid Army= Army of Mercenaries
*
Worksheet:
Main Events:
1. Corvus: (Rome’s advantage) boarding plank that
connects two boats together so a naval battle becomes
a “land” battle-- one-to-one combat
2. Battle of Mylae 260 B.C: Rome wins using the
Corvus. Invade in N.E. Africa
3. Stalemate until 240 B.C.: No one has any money!
Rome finally raises enough money for their army.
Resolution:
And the winner is...
*
st
Romans win the 1 Punic
War in 241 B.C
Give us your money...
*
Rome received:
*
Land: Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia
*
3,200 talents ($3.5 million)--this keeps Carthage
from re-arming
Worksheet
Resolution:
Rome received:
1. Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia
2. 3,200 talents ($3.5 million)
Before vs. After
After
Before
Extended Thinking:
Opinion Question:
Was the 1st Punic War aggressive or
defensive in the eyes of the Romans?
Why?
Group Pictorial Story Board:
Directions:
1. Split into groups of 2-3
2. Create one picture with your group
using poster board and colored markers
of the theme of a good story (plot,
characters etc) assigned to your group.
3. Come together and share why you
drew what you did.