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20 Cards in this Set
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1. What man rescued the Carthaginians from their own mercenaries at the end of 1st Punic war?
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1. Hamilcar Barca
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2. What island was the center of the 1st Punic War?
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2. Sicily
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3. At what battle in 217 BC did Hannibal trap the Roman consul Flaminius?
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3. Trasimene Lake
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4. What is the capital of Sicily?
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4. Sicily
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5. What battle of the 1st Punic War saw the Romans develop a grappling technique?
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5. Mylae
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6. Who led the Roman assault into Africa in the 1st Punic war?
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6. M. Attius Regulus
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7. What battle in southern Italy saw Hannibal encircle and annihilate the entire Roman army?
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7. Cannae
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8. What brother to Hannibal was left in Spain to gather more forces while Hannibal was in Italy?
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8. Hasdrubal
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9. What city did Hannibal besiege to begin the war?
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9. Saguntum
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10. What battle saw Hasdrubal killed?
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10. Metaurus R
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11. Who led the Roman fighting in Sicily in the 2nd Punic War?
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11. Marcellus
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12. What man defeated Hannibal?
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12. P. Cornelius Scipio
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13. What battle ended the 2nd Punic war?
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13. Zama
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14. What battle ended the 1st Punic War?
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14. Aegates Islands
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15. At what battle did P. Claudius Pulcher kill the sacred chickens?
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15. Drepana
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16. Who were Rome’s first two consuls?
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16. Brutus and Collatinus
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17. Who invaded Rome in 390 BC?
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17. Gauls
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18. What wars led to building of Rome’s first road?
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18. Samnite
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19. What TWO mountains ranges did Hannibal cross on his way to Italy?
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19. Pyranees and Alps
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man was elected dictator briefly after the disaster at Trasimene?
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20. Fabius Maximus
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