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.
Where was Hasdrubal defeated in 207 B.C.?
Metaurus River
When was the Battle of Ilipa?
206 B.C.
When did Scipio land in Africa?
204 B.C.
Who did Scipio defeat to win the Battle of the Great Plains in 203 B.C.?
Syphax
When was Hannibal recalled to Carthage?
203 B.C.
Who defeated Hannibal in 202 B.C.?
Scipio Africanus
When did Scipio Africanus die?
184 B.C.
How did Hannibal die?
He commited suicide
When did Hannibal die?
183 B.C.
When did Cato the elder first say “Carthago delenda est”?
149 B.C.
When did Scipio Aemilianus take command in Carthage?
147 B.C.
When was Carthage destroyed?
146 B.C.
When was the third Punic war?
149 B.C. to 146 B.C.
Who took command of the army in carthage in 147 B.C.?
Scipio Aemilianus
Who said “Carthago delenda est”?
Cato the Elder
How does “Carthao delenda est” translate into english?
Carthage must be destroyed
