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What years was the first Punic War through?
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264 - 241
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Where did the first phase of the 1st Punic War take place?
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Sicily
(Sic-ily) |
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What town/small city had problems with mercenaries and calls for the help of Rome and Carthage?
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Messana
(Mess-ana) |
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Who did Messana have problems with causing the start of the 1st Punic War?
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Mercenaries
(Mer-cen-ar-ies) |
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What are the Carthaginians essentially and what are those people known for?
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Phaeacions; Purple Dye
(Phae-a-cin-ons) |
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Who was the Syracuse King who talked his people into helping Rome?
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Hiero II
(Hi-ero II) |
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What side were the Syracusans originally on?
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Carthage's side
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Where and when did the 1st Stage of the 1st Punic War take place?
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264 - 256; Sicily
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Where did the Romans first attack on Sicily and drive off the Carthaginians and Syracusans?
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Messana
(Mess-ana) |
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What was the first major battle of the 1st Punic War?
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Agringentum (262); on land
(A-grin-gen-tum) |
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What was the second major battle of the 1st Punic War?
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Mylae (260 B.C.)
(My-lae) |
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Where and when was the second stage of the 1st Punic War?
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Africa; 256 - 255 B.C.
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Who was the main general fighting for Rome in Africa during the 1st Punic War?
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M. Attius Regulus
(M. Att-ius Reg-ul-us) |
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Who was the Spartan general fighting for Carthage because he was hired by them?
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Xanthippus
(Xan-thipp-us) |
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Where and when did the third stage of the 1st Punic War take place?
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Sicily; 255 - 241 B.C.
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Who was the Roman leader in the battle of Drepanum?
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P. Claudius Pulcher
(P. Clau-dius Pul-cher) |
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Did the Roman general P. Claudius Pulcher win the battle of Drepanum?
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No, because he threw the sacred chickens in the water ..
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Which battle in the third stage of the 1st Punic war did P. Claudius Pulcher leader and lose?
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Drepanum
(Dre-pan-um) |
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Who was the Carthaginian Hero who saved Carthage from the mercenaries they hired?
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Hamilcar Barca
(Hamil-car Bar-ca) |
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During which battle does the 1st Punic War end?
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Aegates Islands
(Ae-gates) |
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Where does Hamilcar Barca go to try and redeem Carthage?
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Spain
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What does Hamilcar want in Spain?
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Resources, allies, and army
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What city does Hamilcar found in Spain?
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Nova Carthago
(Nova Carth-ago) |
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What providences does Rome take while Carthage is fighting its own hired mercenaries?
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Cordinia and Sardinia
(Cor-din-ia) (Sar-din-ia) |
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Who was the son-in-law of Hamilcar Barca?
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Hasdrubal
(Has-dru-bal) |
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Who is the son (not Hannibal) of Hamilcar Barca?
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Hastrubal
(Has-tru-bal) |
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Who was the son (not Hastrubal) of Hamilcar Barca who decides to attack Italy?
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Hannibal
(Hann-i-bal) |
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Who becomes the new leader of Spain because of Hamilcar Barca's death?
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Hannibal
(Hann-i-bal) |
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When Hamilcar Barca gets Spain, what does Rome do?
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Sign a treaty with Carthage
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What does the treaty that Carthage and Rome shared after Hamilcar Barca controlled Spain state?
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That any city other than Saguntum west of the Ebro River belonged to Carthage, while everything east of the Ebro River belonged to Rome
(Sag-un-tum) (Eb-ro) |
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In what year did the second Punic War start?
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218 B.C.
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How did the second Punic War start?
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Hannibal decided to attack Saguntum against the treaty made by Rome and Carthage
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How many men and elephants does Hannibal take into Italy across the Alps?
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40,000 men and 20 Elephants (Only one lives though..)
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Who did the Romans send to Massilia to attack Spain?
(Mass-il-ia) |
P. Cornelius Scipio
(P. Corn-e-lius Scip-io) |
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Who did the Romans send to destroy Carthage?
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T. Sempronius Longus
(T. Semp-ron-ius Long-us) |
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What do the Romans do when they hear Hannibal is in Italy?
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They recall P. Cornelius Scipio and T. Sempronius Longus
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What was the first pretty big skirmish of the 2nd Punic War?
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Ticinus River
(Tici-nus River) |
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Who wins in the battle of Ticinus?
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Hannibal
(Hann-i-bal) |
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Who is defeated at the battle of Ticinus River?
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Publius Cornelius Scipio
(Pub-lius Corn-e-lius Scip-io) |
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What is the second pretty big sized skirmish of the 2nd Punic War?
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Trebia River
(Tre-bia River) |
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What is the first Major battle of the 2nd Punic War of which Flaminius was defeated hugely?
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Battle of Lake Trasimene (217 B.C.)
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What do the Carthaginians hide behind during the battle of Lake Trasimene that causes the Romans to lose so bad?
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Hills
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Which dictator thought that "tiny attacks" on Hannibal should be made without ever really engaging him?
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Q. Fabius Maximus
(Q. Fab-ius Max-i-mus) |
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What was the nickname of Q. Fabius Maximus?
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"Cunctator" (The delayer)
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What were three main asepects of Q. Fabius Maximus' strategy to defeat Hannibal?
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1. Never engage him fully
2. Only use part of army 3. Strategy takes FOREVER to work |
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What long-time ally of Rome gives into Hannibal after the battle of Cannae?
(Cann-ae) |
Capua
(Cap-ua) |
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Which city in southern Italy does Hannibal go after the battle of Lake Trasimene?
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Cannae
(Cann-ae) |
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Which two consuls are elected to "get rid of Hannibal" because the Romans were getting impatient with Q. Fabius Maximus?
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M. Terentius Varro and L. Aemilius Paullus
(M. Te-ren-tius Varr-o) (L. Ae-mili-us Pau-ll-us) |
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How many Romans died within 2 hours during the battle of Cannae?
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80,000
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Which consuls died in the battle of Cannae?
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M. Terentius Varro and L. Aemilius Paullus
(M. Te-ren-tius Varr-o) (L. Aem-il-ius Pau-ll-us) |
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What was the best of Hannibal's army called?
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Calvary
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After the battle of Cannae, what does military ruined Rome decide to do?
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Never attack Hannibal again, and instead attack Spain and try to get Rome's allies back
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What did the Romans do to the Caupians when they saw that Capua had betrayed them?
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Killed every man and sold every woman and child into slavery
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Which Roman general fought Archimedes in Sicily against Carthage when trying to win all of Rome's former land back?
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M. Claudius Marcellus
(M. Clau-dius Mar-cell-us) |
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What was special about Archimedes?
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He was good at math so he could make very high-tech (well in their time..) war machines
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Who are both of the Scipios in Spain killed by?
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Hasdrubul
(Has-dru-bul) |
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In what battle does Hasdrubul get defeated and how?
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Metorus River; two consuls team-up against him
(Met-or-us River) |
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In what year did the battle of Metorus River take place?
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212 B.C.
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Who is given Imperium and goes to Spain and Africa after Hasdrubul is dead to beat Carthage?
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P. Cornelius Scipio
(P. Corn-e-lius Scip-io) |
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In what years did P. Cornelius Scipio conquer Spain and try to destroy Carthage?
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204 - 202 B.C.
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What does Carthage do of fear that P. Cornelius Scipio will conquer them?
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Call Hannibal back
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What is done with the head of Hasdrubul?
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It is thrown in the lap of Hannibal in his camp
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What does the Roman army do to Archimedes against their orders?
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Kills him
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During what years did Hannibal stay in Rome undefeated?
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217 - 202 B.C.
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How does Hannibal finally get defeated?
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His Numidian calavary betray him because they joined Rome
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Where does Hannibal first go to hide in the east?
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Antiochus III in Syria
(Anti-o-chus) |
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How does Hannibal eventually die?
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He commits suicide before Rome can catch him
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How old was P. Cornelius Scipio when he was given Imperium?
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25 years old
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What was P. Cornelius Scipio given at the age of 25?
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Imperium
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