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⚔️ Punic Wars Flashcards

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What war did the Romans fight from 264-241 BC?

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1st Punic War

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What were the years for the First Punic War?

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264-241 BC

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Where did the Carthaginians originate from?

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Phoenicia

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The First Punic War broke out because of a conflict with Carthage over what island?

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Sicily

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What Sicilian city did the Romans besiege in 262 BC?

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Agrigentum

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What kind of Carthaginian ship did the Romans first model their navy on?

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quinquereme

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What is a quinquereme?

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a ship with five banks of oars

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What group of Campanian mercenaries overran Messana after abandoning their agreement to fight for the Syracusans?

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Mamertines

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What does “Mamertines” mean?

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men of mars

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What Sicilian city did the Mamertines overrun after abandoning their agreement to fight for Syracuse?

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Messana

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Who did the Mamertines appeal to for help against the Syracusans?

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Carthage

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When Carthage refused to leave Messana, who did the Mamertines appeal to for help?

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Rome

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Why did the Mamertines appeal to Rome for help?

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to make Carthage leave Messana

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What Sicilian city did the Romans besiege in 264 BC?

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Messana

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The siege of what city in 264 BC began the First Punic War?

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Messana

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16
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What Roman admiral won Rome’s first major naval battle at Mylae in 260 BC?

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Duilius

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At what battle in 260 BC did the Rome win its first major naval battle against the Carthaginians?

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Mylae

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18
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What grappling hook attached to a plank did the Romans use to board enemy ships?

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corvus

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What is a “corvus”?

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grappling hook attached to a plank

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What device did the Romans use to board Carthaginian ships and produce hand to hand combat?

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corvus

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At what battle in 256 BC did Regulus and the Romans defeat the Carthaginian navy?

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Cape Ecnomus

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In what year did Regulus defeat the Carthaginians at Cape Ecnomus?

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256 BC

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What was Regulus’ strategy after winning at Cape Ecnomus?

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attack Carthage

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What Spartan mercenary defeated and captured Regulus at the Bagradas Valley in 255 BC?

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Xanthippus

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At what battle in 255 BC did the Spartan mercenary Xanthippus help the Carthaginians defeat and capture Regulus?

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Bagradas Valley

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What Spartan mercenary did the Carthaginians hire to assist against the Romans?

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Xanthippus

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What Roman was captured after the Bagradas Valley?

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Regulus

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28
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What Roman did the Carthaginians release on the condition that he return to Carthage with acceptable peace terms?

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Regulus

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29
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What happened when Regulus returned to Carthage after refusing to negotiate peace terms with the Romans?

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he was executed

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30
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At what battle in 249 BC was the Roman admiral Claudius Pulcher defeated by the Carthaginians?

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Drepana

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31
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Who threw the sacred chickens overboard before the Drepana because they refused to eat?

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Claudius Pulcher

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Why did Claudius Pulcher throw the sacred chickens overboard before the Drepana?

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they refused to eat

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Who reportedly said “if they won’t eat, let them drink” before he threw the sacred chickens overboard?

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Claudius Pulcher

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34
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What did Claudius Pulcher say before he threw the sacred chickens overboard when they refused to eat?

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if they won’t eat, let them drink

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At what battle in 241 BC did the Romans defeat the Carthaginians and end the First Punic War?

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Aegates Islands

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In what year did the Lutatius Catulus defeat the Carthaginians at the Aegates Islands and end the First Punic War?

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241 BC

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What Roman admiral defeated Carthage at the Aegates Islands and ended the First Punic War?

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Lutatius Catulus

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What island did Rome gain control of at the end of the First Punic War?

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Sicily

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39
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What does the name “Barca” mean in Carthaginian?

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blitz / lightning

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40
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During the First Punic War who was the most brilliant Carthaginian general?

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Hamilcar Barca

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41
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What city in Spain is named after Hamilcar Barca?

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Barcelona

42
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Who led the effort to rebuild the Carthaginian strength after the First Punic War?

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Hamilcar Barca

43
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What Carthaginian made his young son Hannibal swear eternal hatred for Rome in return for the opportunity to join his father’s military exploits?

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Hamilcar Barca

44
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What war did the Romans fight from 218-202 BC?

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Second Punic War

45
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What were the years of the Second Punic War?

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218-202 BC

46
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What war began when Carthage crossed the Ebro River in Spain to attack Saguntum?

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Second Punic War

47
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What river in Spain did Carthage cross to attack Saguntum?

A

Ebro River

48
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What treaty from 226 BC did the Carthaginians break by attacking Saguntum?

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Ebro River Treaty

49
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What city did Carthage beseige in 219 BC to begin the Second Punic War?

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Saguntum

50
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What Carthaginian negotiated the Ebro River Treaty with Rome in 226 BC?

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Hasdrubal

51
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What enemy of Rome crossed the Alps with 37 war elephants in 219 BC?

A

Hannibal

52
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At what battle in 218 BC did Hannibal defeat Publius Cornelius Scipio and the Romans?

A

Ticinus River

53
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Who saved his father in battle at the Ticinus River in 218 BC?

A

Scipio Africanus

54
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At what battle in 218 BC did Hannibal defeat Sempronius Longus and the Romans?

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Trebia River

55
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After his victory at the Ticinus River, where did Hannibal defeat the forces of Sempronius Longus?

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Trebia River

56
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At what battle in 217 BC did Hannibal entrap and defeat Flaminius and the Romans?

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Lake Trasimene

57
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What Roman general was defeated by Hannibal at Lake Trasimene in 217 BC?

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Flaminius

58
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At what battle in 216 BC did Hannibal issues the Romans their worst ever defeat?

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Cannae

59
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What two generals were horribly defeated by Hannibal at Cannae in 216 BC?

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Paulus & Varro

60
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How did Hannibal defeat the Romans at Cannae?

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drew the Romans into the center and surrounded them

61
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Which consul died in battle at Cannae in 216 BC?

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Aemilius Paulus

62
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What Roman dictator was known as “the delayer”?

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Quintus Fabius Maximus Cunctator

63
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What Roman dictator was known as “the shield of Rome”?

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Quintus Fabius Maximus Cunctator

64
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After Rome’s early catastrophic defeats to Hannibal who was made dictator?

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Quintus Fabius Maximus Cunctator

65
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What was Quintus Fabius Maximus’ strategy against Hannibal?

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stay close and harass him but avoid all out battle

66
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Who adopted a delaying strategy and avoided all out battle with Hannibal when he was appointed dictator?

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Quintus Fabius Maximus Cunctator

67
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What does “Cunctator” mean?

A

The Delayer

68
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Who was referred to as “the sword of Rome”?

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Marcellus

69
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What Roman general captured Syracuse in Sicily in 211 BC?

A

Marcellus

70
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What Sicilian city did Marcellus capture in 211 BC?

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Syracuse

71
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What Syracusan engineer attempted to defend the city from the Romans?

A

Archimedes

72
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What are the Spolia Opima?

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“richest spoils” won by a general who defeated the opposing general in single combat

73
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What award was given to a general who defeated the opposing general in single combat?

A

Spolia Opima

74
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Who was the third and final Roman to win the Spolia Opima?

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Marcellus

75
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Who won the Spolia Opima by defeating Viridomarus in single combat at Clastidium in 222 BC?

A

Marcellus

76
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Who did Marcellus defeat in single combat to win the Spolia Opima in 222 BC?

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Viridomarus

77
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At what battle in 222 BC did Marcellus defeat the Gallic chieftain Viridomarus to win the Spolia Opima?

A

Clastidium

78
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Who won the first Spolia Opima by defeating Acron?

A

Romulus

79
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Who did Romulus defeat to win the first Spolia Opima?

A

Acron

80
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Who defeated Tolumnius at Fidenae to win the second Spolia Opima

A

Cossus

81
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Who did Cossus defeat to win the second Spolia Opima?

A

Tolumnius

82
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At what battle in 426 BC did Cossus defeat Tolumnius and win the Spolia Opima?

A

Fidenae

83
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Who famously shouted “Eureka” and ran naked through the streets of Syracuse when he discovered the principle of buoyancy?

A

Archimedes

84
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What did Archimedes shout as he ran naked through the streets of Syracuse after he discovered the principle of buoyancy?

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Eureka

85
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Who said “don’t disturb my circles” referring to his drawings in the sand when Roman soldiers came to kill him?

A

Archimedes

86
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What did Archimedes say when the Romans soldiers came to kill him?

A

Don’t distub my circles

87
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What brother of Hannibal defended Spain while Hannibal invaded Italy?

A

Hasdrubal

88
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What city in Spain did Scipio Africanus capture in 209 BC?

A

Carthago Nova

89
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What Roman general captured Carthago Nova in 209 BC?

A

Scipio Africanus

90
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At what 207 BC was Hasdrubal killed while trying to bring reinforcements to Hannibal in Italy?

A

Metaurus River

91
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What Roman general defeated and killed Hasdrubal at the Metaurus River in 207 BC?

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Claudius Nero

92
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Whose head was thrown into Hannibal’s tent after he was killed at the Metaurus River?

A

Hasdrubal’s

93
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What king of Numidia aided Scipio Africanus in defeating Hannibal at Zama in 202 BC?

A

Massinissa

94
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Whose Numidian cavalry assisted Scipio Africanus in defeating Hannibal at Zama in 202 BC?

A

Massinissa

95
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At what battle in 202 BC did Massinissa help Scipio Africanus defeat Hannibal?

A

Zama

96
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At what battle in 203 BC did Scipio and Massinissa defeat and capture Syphax?

A

Great Plains

97
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What former enemy of Rome became an advisor admiral for the Seleucid monarch Antiochus the Great in a war against Rome?

A

Hannibal

98
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For what Seleucid monarch did Hannibal become an advisor admiral for?

A

Antiochus the Great

99
Q

At whose court did Hannibal commit suicide?

A

King Prusias

100
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Who committed suicide at the court of King Prusias when the Romans were closing in on him?

A

Hannibal

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