Lesson 10

Question 1

stern and severe consul; beheaded his own son

Answer 1

Manlius Torquatus

Question 2

“greatest of his countrymen in works of peace”

Answer 2

Appius Claudius

Question 3

“Queen of roads”; 120 miles from Rome to Capua

Answer 3

Appian Way

Question 4

greek king; led Tarentines in war with Rome

Answer 4

Pyrrhus

Question 5

used elephants

Answer 5

Pyrrhus

Question 6

“The first duty of a soldier is obedience.”

Answer 6

Torquatus

Question 7

“Better to lose all that we have than to disgrace ourselves by submitting!”

Answer 7

Claudius

Question 8

“The stain on this toga shall be washed out in your blood.”

Answer 8

Posthumius

Question 9

“A few more such victories and I must return to Epirus alone.”

Answer 9

Pyrrhus

Question 10

“The tongue of Cineas wins more cities than the sword of Pyrrhus”

Answer 10

Greek saying

Question 11

artificial channel for transporting water

Answer 11

aqueduct

Question 12

How and why did the term Pyrrhic Victory come to exist?

Answer 12

Pyrrhus won the battle but lost so many men doing so that it had the effect of a disaster. His experience became proverbial for a victory that is not worth the cost.