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28 Cards in this Set
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what did both Rome and Carthage think if the other was a superpower?
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they wouldn’t be safe
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which consul did the Romans send to Spain in 218 BC to crush Hannibal?
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Publius Cornelius Scipio
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what were Scipio’s forces
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24,000 men army
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which consul did the Romans send to secure Sicily in 218 BC?
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Tiberius Sempronius Longus
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what were Longus’ forces?
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26,000 men army, 160 ships
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Who controlled the sea?
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Rome
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what was Hannibal’s general strategy?
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invade Italy, crush the Romans by pitched battle, start a rebellion of their allies
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what was the important of starting a rebellion of Rome’s allies?
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They would be left without an army
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who did Hannibal leave in Spain with 15000 soldiers?
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Hasdrubal Barca
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How many soldiers did Hannibal have when he left for Italy?
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35000
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When did Hannibal cross the Rhone?
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August of 218
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Where did Scipio send his army?
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Spain
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How many men did Hannibal have when he descended into Cisalpine Gaul?
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26000
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who won at Ticinius?
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Hannibal
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why was Longus recalled from Sicily?
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to meet threat in North
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who won at Trebia?
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Hannibal
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who were traditional enemies of Rome but joined them against Hannibal?
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The Gauls
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Where was Scipio sent as proconsul?
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Spain
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who was elected as new consul because of Rome’s defeat at Trebia?
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Gaius Flaminius
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when did Hannibal continue his march south?
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early May of 217 BC
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What happened when Flaminius tried to intercept Hannibal?
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His army was completely defeated and killed himself
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what did Hannibal do with the allied troops?
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released them without ransom and told them to have their city states defect from Rome
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did Hannibal succeed in getting allies to betray Rome in 217?
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no, not one defected
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who was appointed dictator
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Quintus Fabius Maximus, the leading optimate
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what was Maximus’ strategy?
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to wear down Hannibal by attrition and not fighting.
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who were elected to replace Maximus?
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Lucius Aemilius Paullus, an optimate, and a novus homo Gaius Terentius Varro
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why were Paullus and Varro elected?
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because Rome became impatient with not fighting Hannibal
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What were Hannibal's three main victories?
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Transimene, Trebia, Cannae
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