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29 Cards in this Set
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How many soldiers did the new consuls gather to go against Hannibal?
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60,000
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When did their battle against Hannibal take place?
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second of August
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where did the battle take place?
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near Cannae, a city in Apulia.
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what were the Roman losses?
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25,000 killed including consul Paullus, over 10,000 captured.
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what were Hannibal’s losses?
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5,700 men
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what were the results of Rome’s astounding defeat?
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many of the cities outside of the roman headland defected to Hannibal
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What were the cities who defected to Hannibal?
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many samnites and bruttii and lucani, and many greek cities of apulia, and capua.
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what did ancient Roman historians think Hannibal should have done after his victory?
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March immediate on Rome
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why was marching on Rome not feasible?
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didn't have siege equipment (would have revealed his weaknesses), and he didn’t have the resources or the manpower
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what was Rome’s strategy in 215?
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attack rebel states, deprive Hannibal of supplies and army units when possible, while not fighting pitched battles with him
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what was Fabius’ cognomen and what did it mean?
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Cunctandor, means “delayer”
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what happened in Sardinia in 215?
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a rebellion
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What did Hasdrubal do when the rebellion broke out and what was Rome’s response?
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Hasdrubal sent an army, so did Rome, who crushed rebels and Hasdrubal’s forces
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who was the King of Macedonia?
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Philip
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who did Philip ally himself with?
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Hannibal
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did anything come of the alliance between Philip and Hannibal?
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No. Hannibal failed to send him ships
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when did the rebellion in Sicily begin?
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214 BC
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what prompted the Sicilian rebellion?
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the death of the elderly ruler and his family
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who was the Roman consul in 214?
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Marcus Claudius Marcellus
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what did Marcellus do in order to stop Sicily going to Carthage?
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blockaded Syracuse
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how did the siege end?
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Syracuse surrendered in 211 BC, rebellion collapsed
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when did the Romans besiege Capua?
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212 BC
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what did Hannibal do to break the siege?
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march to Rome
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did Hannibal succeed?
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he didn’t, the roman army stayed in Capua and he turned around 4 miles from Rome
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was was the result of Capua surrender in 211 BC?
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many of Hannibal’s allies turned back to the Romans
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what were Publius and Gnaeus Scipio’s fates in Spain?
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defeat and death in 211 BC
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Who made Fabius' cognomen famous? |
the Latin poet Q. Ennius |
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Which famous thinker was accidentally killed in Syracuse? |
Archimedes |
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What two major city states deserted to Hannibal after Cannae? |
Capua, Syracuse |
