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23 Cards in this Set
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What were the two legends of Rome? |
Romulus and Remus. Virgil's Aeneas |
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Where did Rome supposedly get it's name? What the legend behind it? |
From Romulus who supposedly murdered his brother and founded Rome |
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Where is Rome located? |
The planes of Latium |
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What was the name of the ethnic group the Latins were a part of? |
Etruscans |
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How did the rule of the Etruscans end? |
An Etruscan King named Superbus raped a roman noble woman named Lucretia and the Romans rebelled |
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What was the word the Romans used for those who they thought uncivilized? Who did it apply to? |
Barbarians. Anyone who wasn't Roman or Greek. |
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What event weakened the Etruscans allowing Romans to take control? |
The invasion of the Gallic barbarians |
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Within the first 150 years Rome takes control of where? |
Central and Southern Italy |
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The Romans formed a *blank* and created *blanks* as places were conquered |
An Italian Confederacy (a roman league). Colonies of Rome. |
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This place sacked Rome in 390 BC giving Rome the oppourtunity to show it's true power |
Gaul |
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After Gaul's attack Rome lost it's *blanks* before winning them back resulting in Rome becoming a *blank* insteadof a *blank* although they never usedthe latter name |
City states. Confederacy. Empire |
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In 290 BC Rome conquered *blank*. This country that had a profound influence on their culture. It's also thanks to contact with thiscountry that they gained economic power |
Greek |
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As the Romans moved towards Sicily they came in contact with *blank*. They later fought aseries of three wars known as the *blanks* wars. |
Carthage. Punic Wars. |
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The first Punic War was fought over what three islanda of the Mediterranean? |
Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica. |
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The Carthaginians were lead by *blank* and they won/lost the battle |
Hamilcar. Carthage lost. |
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The second Punic War was initiated by *balnk*of Carthage but is mostly fought by his heir *balnks* |
Hamilcar the second. Hannibal. |
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Hannibal corsses the *blank* river with his large army of*blanks* intending to invade the heart of rome |
Sagumtium. Military elephants |
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He had to cross the *blank of blank* resulting in the death ofmost of his elephants |
Alps of Italy |
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Hannibal spent fifteen years criss-crossing Romefighting five major battles. Whatwere they called and did he win or lose? |
ASK PARKINSON IF WE NEED TO KNOW THESE |
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Hannibal was forced to flee and was pursued by *blank*. He was chased all the way to Africa whee the Battle of *blank*and Hannibbal/Carthage is defeated |
Scipio. The Battle of Zama. |
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Hanibal was forced into exile and pursued by the Romans. He can largely be creditted for the expansionof the Roman Empire as everywhere he fleed to Rome conquered |
Couldn't figure out how to phrase that in a question but it's important information |
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During the third punic war Rome finishes Carthage off, amking sure they're totally dead by (three specific things) |
Destroyed the walls, burned the city and salted the ground. |
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Rome finishes their conquest of the Midetterainian by conquering *blank* in 148 BC |
The city state of Corinth |
