Reading Guide 2/7: Rosenstein and Plutarch, Fabius

Question 1

Term for citizens required to serve in the calvary?

Answer 1

Equites

Question 2

What was the quincinx formation?

Answer 2

Allowed for injured or exhausted to fall back and be replaced

Question 3

What are contubernales?

Answer 3

Group of 8 soldiers who slept, cooked, and ate together

Question 4

How did Roman’s feed their army in foreign territory?

Answer 4

stockpiled food in friendly towns

Question 5

Why were soldiers unhappy with Fabius?

Answer 5

Playing defensive rather than attacking

Question 6

How does Fabius gain support again?

Answer 6

Rescues Minucius and his troops

Question 7

What political situation created conflict?

Answer 7

Fabius and Miucius becoming co-dictators

Question 8

Why was Fabius different from other dictators?

Answer 8

Played a game of chess rather than attacking

Question 9

What did the Tribunes want?

Answer 9

They wanted to attack Hannibal

Question 10

How did Fabius limit Scipios actions?

Answer 10

Told Crassus not to give him command and told the Senate that there are still undefeated enemies nearby