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26 Cards in this Set
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Cannae
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(2nd Punic War)
216 - Hannibal seizes Cannae Romans attack and lose terribly = lose 50,000 soldiers *Rome's Darkest Hour* |
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Masinissa
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(3rd Punic War)
King of Numidia - allied to Rome because Carthage could not declare war w/o Rome's consent according to their peace treaty, Masinissa raided Carthage =Carthage builds up army to defend themselves |
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Cato the Elder
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(3rd Punic War)
ended every speech the same way: "By the way, Carthage must be destroyed." =Rome puts together an army having seen that Carthage has built up their army |
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Scipio Aemilianus
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(3rd Punic War)
commander of new Roman army having taken seige for 3 years, takes Carthage (everything and everyone in it) and then burns the city to the ground |
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Pyrrhus
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(Pyrrhic Wars)
viewed himself as successor to Alexander the Great -saw Rome as a way to reach Alexander's destiny = conquer it -loses |
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Sicily
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(1st Punic War)
what Rome and Carthage are fighting for -has no alliances |
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corvus
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(1st Punic War)
naval design that gave Romans advantage over Carthage -means raven -bridge w/ hook that can be dropped on ship laterally =1 on 1 combat |
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Regulus
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(1st Punic War)
captured by Carthage (Xanthipus) -returns to Rome as Carthaginian to negotiate peace w/ Rome -tells Senate to not listen to Carthage =ROMAN HERO -returns to Carthage and is executed |
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Hamilcar Barca
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(1st Punic War)
Carthaginian general -Rome realizes his strength and builds 200 more ships =Rome defeats him and ends 1st Punic War |
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Saguntum
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(2nd Punic War)
city allied w/ Rome -attacked by Carthage -as a result, Rome must fight Carthage to keep its reputation |
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Hispania
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(2nd Punic War)
main area of contest between Rome and Carthage |
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Lake Trasimene
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(2nd Punic War)
Roman consul Flamminius hears that Hannibal is burning everything in his path = attacks -Carthaginians acts as though retreating into mountains -surround Romans (trick) = huge defeat |
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Quintus Fabius Maximus Cunctator
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(2nd Punic War)
appointed dictator after loss at Lake Trasimene -strategy is not to fight, but to chase Hannibal around Italy =earns the nickname Cunctator, or Delayer, for this strategy -allowed Rome to stall and take time to regain strength |
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Hanno
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(2nd Punic War)
old enemy of Hannibal's father -led dissent against giving Hannibal more supplies -ultimately leads to the defeat of Carthage = when Rome cuts of supply line to Hannibal, he is nearly out of supplies |
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Zama
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(2nd Punic War)
city SW of Carthage Hannibal and Scipio meet to try and avoid conflicts, but Hannibal does not agree to Scipio's terms *Rome wins at Zama -the only Roman victory -Hannibal won all others |
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Ebro
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(2nd Punic War)
river that was boundary between Carthaginian Spain and Roman Spain (Saguntum was in Carthaginian territory but was Roman ally) |
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Hamilcar Barca
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(1st and 2nd Punic Wars)
Carthaginian general =loses final battle of 1st Punic War to Rome -his death led to the rise of Hannibal in the 2nd Punic War |
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Hannibal
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(2nd Punic War)
Carthaginian general attacked Italy - most difficult way to attack is the least expected -wins every battle but the last |
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Hastrubal
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(2nd Punic War)
Hannibal left him in charge of Spain when he went to attack Italy -brother of Hannibal |
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Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus
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(2nd Punic War)
takes charge of Rome's army -beats Hastrubal and claims victory in Spain -first attacks Carthage itself -defeats Hannibal at Zama |
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Tarentum
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(Pyrrhic War)
colony in Magna Graecia |
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Tyre/Phoenicia
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(1st Punic War)
Carthage was a colony founded by the Phoenician capital city of Tyre |
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What happened to Hannibal after Zama?
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he escapes after Zama, but is allowed to return to Carthage to help rebuild the city
-Rome demanded he come to Rome as a hostage -Hannibal escapes and Rome chases him -eventually poisons himself |
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Publius Clodius Pulcher
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(1st Punic War)
went to fight Battle of Depranum -brought chickens -worst Roman naval defeat of the war |
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Magna Graecia
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(Pyrrhic Wars)
Greek city-states developed colonies -came into conflict w/ Rome |
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Epirus
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(Pyrrhic Wars)
-Pyrrhus was the king of Epirus -Greece |
