Dates (Test 1)

Question 1

Euboean trading post on island of Pithecusae

Answer 1

770-750

Question 2

***Founding of Rome by Romulus

Answer 2

753

Question 3

Creation of the Greek alphabet

Answer 3

c. 750

Question 4

Phoenicians founded Carthage

Answer 4

c. 750

Question 5

Start of Greek colonization in S. Italy and Sicily

Answer 5

730-720

Question 6

***Start of the Roman Republic (following expulsion of Tarquinius Superbus)

Answer 6

509

Question 7

Cicero

Answer 7

106-143

Question 8

***Rome=city state

Answer 8

c. 625

Question 9

rule of tyrant kings abolished. Aristocratic constitution established

Answer 9

c. 509

Question 10

***first codification of roman law

Answer 10

c. 450

Question 11

defeat, capture, destruction of Veii

Answer 11

396

Question 12

battle of Allia river (Gauls defeated the Romans)

Answer 12

390

Question 13

Pyrrhic War 1

Answer 13

280-278

Question 14

Pyrrhic War 2

Answer 14

276-275

Question 15

Tarentum fell to Rome

Answer 15

272

Question 16

***First Punic War

Answer 16

264-241

Question 17

Truceless War of Carthage against revolted Mercenaries

Answer 17

241-238

Question 18

Romans added Sardinia and Corsica

Answer 18

238 and 236 respectively

Question 19

Callic Wars and the conquest of N. Italy

Answer 19

225-220

Question 20

Illyrian wars due to piracy 1

Answer 20

229-228

Question 21

Illyrian wars due to piracy 2

Answer 21

220-219

Question 22

Battle of the Caudine Forks.

Important Samnite victory

Answer 22

321