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12 Cards in this Set
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In which brilliantly planned battle did Hannibal destroy a Roman army, killing some 40,000 soldiers?
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Cannae
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Which people to the north of Rome ruled over it before the Roman Republic overthrew them?
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Etruscans
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Upon how many hills was the city of Rome built?
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7
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Who, by preferring death over dishonor, became a lasting symbol of virtuous Roman womanhood?
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Lucretia
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On which river was Rome located?
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Tiber
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What city in Spain helped start the 2nd Punic War by calling Rome for help?
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Saguntum
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Who, along with his brother, was fed by a she-wolf and became a founder of Rome?
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Romulus
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Which Carthaginian leader led elephant over the Alps?
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Hannibal
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Who was the "Old Testament Anti-Christ" who governed a Hellenisitc kingdom and persecuted the Jews?
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Antiochus IV
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What is the traditional date for the founding of Rome?
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753 BC
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In which battle did the Romans finally defeat Carthage in the Second Punic War?
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Zama
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Which Roman legate drew a circle around the Seleucid ruler who, later in a rage, desecrated the temple in Jerusalem?
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Popillius Laenas
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