Punic Wars Flashcards
When was the battle of Agrigentum?
262 B.C.
Who was the admiral at the battle of Mylae in 260 B.C.?
Duilius
After which naval victory was Regulus able to land in Africa?
Ecnomus
When did the Romans siege Lilybaeum and win Panormus?
250 B.C.
Why is Claudius said to have been defeated at Drepanum?
He threw sacred chickens over board.
Who started the Carthaginian offensive in Western Sicily in 247 B.C.?
Hamilcar Barca
When did Rome first capture Panormus?
254 B.C.
When was the defeat of Regulus’ army?
255 B.C.
When was the battle of Mylae?
260 B.C.
When was the battle of the Aegates Islands?
241 B.C.
What island was Rome’s first province?
Sicily
What two islands made up Rome’s second province?
Corsica and Sardinia
When did Hamilcar move to Spain?
237 B.C.
Who succeeded Hamilcar in Spain?
Hasdrubal
When was Hamilcar succeeded?
230 B.C.
When did the Ebro river become the border between Roma and Hasdrubal?
226 B.C.
What was the border between Roma and Hasdrubal?
Ebro River
Who succeeded Hasdrubal?
Hannibal
When was Hasdrubal succeeded?
221 B.C.
What city did Hannibal besiege to break a treaty with Rome?
Saguntum
Who was the dictator before the Battle of Cannae?
Quintus Fabius Maximus Cunctator (The Delayer)
When did Hannibal’s march on Rome begin?
211 B.C.
When was the Capture of New Carthage?
209 B.C.
When was the Battle of Baecula?
208 B.C.
