Across the Ionian Sea: The Rise of Rome and the Punic Wars

The next great power in western civilization will rise as Rome takes its place on the world’s stage. As we learn about Rome’s rise to power, Rabbi Rocklin will address the following questions:

1. How are Rome’s founding legends indicative of Rome’s character as a whole?
2. What led to the Punic Wars and how did Rome win?
3. Why does Greece’s culture live on if Rome conquered it?