Republic Flashcards
1
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What year did the Battle of Lake Regillus occur?
A
496 BC
2
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What year did the Battle of Allia River occur?
A
390 BC
3
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What year did the Battle of Caudine Forks occur?
A
321 BC
4
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What year did the Battle of Sentinum occur?
A
295 BC
5
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What year did the Battle of Aquilonia occur?
A
293 BC
6
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What year did the Battle of Heraclea occur?
A
280 BC
7
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What year did the Battle of Asculum occur?
A
279 BC
8
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What year did the Battle of Beneventum occur?
A
275 BC
9
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What year did the Battle of Ecnomus occur?
A
256 BC
10
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What year did the Battle of Drepanum occur?
A
249 BC
11
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What year did the Battle of Aegates Islands occur?
A
241 BC
12
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What year did the Battle of Trebia occur?
A
218 BC
13
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What year did the Battle of Lake Trasimene occur?
A
217 BC
14
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What year did the Battle of Cannae occur?
A
216 BC
15
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What year did the Battle of Syracuse occur?
A
211 BC
16
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What year did the Battle of Metaurus occur?
A
207 BC
17
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What year did the Battle of Illipa occur?
A
206 BC
18
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What year did the Battle of Great Plains occur?
A
203 BC
19
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What year did the Battle of Zama occur?
A
202 BC
20
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What year did the Battle of Cynoscephalae occur?
A
197 BC
21
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What year did the Battle of Thermopylae occur?
A
191 BC
22
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What year did the Battle of Magnesia occur?
A
190 BC
23
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What year did the Battle of Pydna occur?
A
168 BC
24
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What year did the Battle of Carthage occur?
A
147 BC
25
What year did the Battle of Numantia occur?
133 BC
26
What year did the Battle of Cirta occur?
106 BC
27
What year did the Battle of Arausio occur?
105 BC
28
What year did the Battle of Aquae Sextia occur?
102 BC
29
What year did the Battle of Vercellae occur?
101 BC
30
What year did the Battle of Chaeronea occur?
86 BC
31
What year did the Battle of Orchomenus occur?
86 BC
32
What year did the Battle of Colline Gate occur?
82 BC
33
What year did the Battle of Cabira occur?
72 BC
34
What year did the Battle of Silarus River occur?
71 BC
35
What year did the Battle of Tigranocerta occur?
69 BC
36
What year did the Battle of Bibracte occur?
58 BC
37
What year did the Battle of Plain of Alsace occur?
58 BC
38
What year did the Battle of Sabis River occur?
57 BC
39
What year did the Battle of Morbihan Gulf occur?
56 BC
40
What year did the Battle of Carrhae occur?
53 BC
41
What year did the Battle of Gergovia occur?
52 BC
42
What year did the Battle of Luctetia Parisiorum occur?
52 BC
43
What year did the Battle near Dijon occur?
52 BC
44
What year did the Battle of Alesia occur?
52 BC
45
Who were the first two consuls?
Lucius Junius Brutus and Collatinus
46
Who raped Lucretia?
Sextus Tarquinius, Tarquinius Superbus' son
47
Who was the husband of Lucretia?
Collatinus
48
What did Lucretia do after she was raped?
She ran off, told Collatinus and killed herself
49
Who ran off Tarquinius Superbus and his family?
Lucius Junius Brutus and Collatinus
50
Who was Lars Porsenna?
King of the Etruscans
51
What was the capital city of Etruria?
Clusium
52
What does Cocles mean?
One-eyed
53
Who fought the Estruscans at the Pons Sublicius?
Horatius Cocles
54
Who earned the nickname Lefty because he thrust his right arm in fire to prove his bravery?
Gaius Mucius Scaevola
55
Who tried to kill Porsenna, was captured, proved his bravery, and was released?
Gaius Mucius Scaevola
56
Which Roman girl was held by Poresenna?
Cloelia
57
Which Roman girl swam the Tiber to get back to Rome?
Cloelia
58
Who defeated the Volscian city of Corioli, is exiled from Rome, attacked Rome, and is only stopped by the pleas of his mother Veturia and his wife Volumnia?
Coriolanus
59
Who was the husband of Volumnia?
Coriolanus
60
Who was Coriolanus' mother?
Veturia
61
When was Cincinnatus dictator?
458 BC
62
How long was Cincinnatus dictator?
16 Days
63
Who did Cincinnatus defeat at Mount Algidus?
the Aequi
64
What did Cincinnatus make the Aequi do after their defeat?
Pass under a "yoke" of spears to show their subjugation
65
Who created the 12 tables?
the Decemviri
66
When did the Decemviri create the 12 Tables?
451 BC
67
Who led the Decemviri?
Appius Claudius
68
When were the 12 tables formally enacted?
449 BC
69
Who did Camillus defeat?
the Veii
70
Who earned the title of pater patriae after being exiled, and then helping rid Rome of the Gauls?
Camillus
71
Who beat Rome at Allia River?
Gauls under their chief, Brennus
72
What did Brennus say after the battle of Allia River?
Vae Victis- Woe to the Conquered
73
When was the battle of Caudine Forks?
321 BC
74
When was battle of Lautulae?
315 BC
75
What two battles were the most notable Roman defeats in the 2nd Samnite war?
Caudine Forks and Lautulae
76
What are the years of the Second Samnite War?
326-304 BC
77
Who was Appius Claudius Caecus?
A blind censor
78
What did Appius Claudius Caecus build?
the Appian way and the Aqua Appia
79
At the battle of Sentinum, who performed a devotio?
Decius Mus
80
What devotio did Decius Mus do?
he charged between his cavalry and the Gauls to his death
81
Where was Pyrrhus king?
Epirus (Greece)
82
Who was first to use elephants against the Romans?
Pyrrhus
83
What battles occurred between Pyrrhus and the Romans, in the Pyrrhic war?
Heraclea, Asculum, and Beneventum
84
What are the years of the Pyrrhic war?
280-275 BC
85
Who was the unbribable Roman ambassador?
Fabricius
86
Who tried to bribe Fabricius?
Pyrrhus
87
What are the years of the First Punic war?
264-241 BC
88
During which punic war do the Romans build their navy and invent the corvus?
First Punic War
89
What is the corvus?
Gangplank with grappling hook on its end
90
When was the Battle of Mylae?
260 BC
91
What was the 1st naval battle won by Rome?
Mylae
92
What was the final battle of the First Punic War?
Aegates Islands
93
What are the years of the Second Punic War?
218 BC to 201 BC
94
What event caused the Second Punic War to begin?
When Hannibal crossed the Ebro River in Spain
95
What are the major defeats for Rome in the Second Punic War?
Ticinus River, Trebia River, Trasimene, Cannae
96
What is the final battle of the Second Punic War?
Zama in 202 BC
97
What happens at Zama?
Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal
98
Who made Hannibal swear to hate Romans?
His dad, Hamilcar Barca
99
What happens at the battle of Pydna in 168 BC?
Roman Aemilius Paulus defeats Perseus of Macedon
100
What were the years of the 3rd Punic war?
149-146 BC
101
Who won the 3rd Punic War?
Scipio Africanus Aemilianus
102
Who bequeathed Pergamum to Rome?
King Attalus III
103
When did King Attalus III bequeath Pergamum to Rome?
133 BC
104
What year was Tiberius Gracchus tribune?
133 BC
105
What did Tiberius Gracchus vie for?
Agrarian (land) reform
106
Who was the brother of Tiberius Gracchus?
Gaius Gracchus
107
When was Gaius Gracchus tribune?
121 BC
108
Who was the mother of Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus?
Cornelia
109
What did Cornelia call her sons?
Her gems (gemmae)
110
Who are the grandsons of Scipio Africanus?
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus
111
How many times was Marius consul?
7 times
112
Who defeated the Teutones at Aquae Sextiae in 102 BC?
Marius
113
Who defeated the Cimbri at Vercellae in 101 BC?
Marius
114
Who was the Civil War between?
Sulla vs. Marius
115
Who was Sulla for?
Optimates
116
Who was Marius for?
Populares
117
When was Sulla dictator?
81-79 BC
118
When was the slave revolt of Spartacus?
73-71 BC
119
Who led a slave revolt in 73 BC?
Spartacus
120
Who defeated Spartacus (with a little help from Pompey?
Crassus
121
When were Crassus and Pompey consuls for the first time?
70 BC
122
When was the Lex Gabinia made?
67 BC
123
Which law gave Pompey command over pirates in Mediterranean?
Lex Gabinia
124
When was the Lex Manilia made?
66 BC
125
What law gave Pompey command against Mithridates (king of Pontus)?
Lex Manilia
126
What 5 things occured in 63 BC?
1) Octavian was born
| 2) Julius Caesar becomes
127
What 5 things occured in 63 BC?
1) Octavian was born
2) Julius Caesar becomes becomes Pontifex Maximus
3) Cicero is consul (with Antonius Hybrida)
4) conspiracy of Catiline
5) Mithridates dies
128
When was the 1st Triumvirate created?
60 BC
129
Who were the members of the first Triumvirate?
Crassus, Pompey, Caesar
130
In what year was Caesar consul with Bibulus?
59 BC
131
What years was Caesar in Gaul and Britian?
58-50 BC
132
What year do the Triumvirs meet in Lucca?
56 BC
133
Where do the Triumvirs meet in 56 BC?
Lucca
134
Why do the Triumvirs meet in Lucca?
to send Caesar back to Gaul, Pompey to Spain, and Crassus to Asia Minor; and decide on consuls for 55 BC
135
What year were Crassus and Pompey consuls for the second time?
55 BC
136
Where does Caesar defeat Vercingetorix in 52 BC?
Alesia
137
When is the Battle of Alesia?
52 BC
138
Who wins at Alesia in 52 BC?
Caesar defeats Vercingetorix
139
In what year does Pompey become sole consul?
52 BC
140
How does Clodius die?
He is killed by Milo's followers
141
When was Clodius killed by Milo's followers?
52 BC
142
In what year does Caesar cross the Rubicon River?
49 BC
143
What does Caesar say as he crosses the Rubicon?
Alea iacta est - "The die is cast"
144
When is the Battle of Pharsalus?
48 BC
145
When did Crassus die?
53 BC in the Battle of Carrhae
146
When was the Battle of Carrhae?
53 BC
147
Who wins at Pharsalus?
Caesar beats Pompey
148
Who killed Pompey?
Egyptians at Alexandria
149
When was the Battle of Zela?
47 BC
150
Who wins at Zela?
Caesar defeats Pharnaces
151
What did Caesar say at Zela?
"Veni, vidi, vici" - I came, I saw, I conquered
152
When was the Battle of Munda?
45 BC
153
Who won at the Battle of Munda (Spain)?
Caesar defeats the sons of Pompey
154
In what year was Caesar declared dictator for life?
44 BC
155
When was Caesar killed?
Ides of March (March 15th) 44 BC
156
Who killed Caesar?
Brutus, Cassius, and senators
157
What law formed the Second Triumvirate, and made it legal?
Lex Titia
158
When was the Second Triumvirate formed?
43 BC
159
Who were the members of the Second Triumvirate?
Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus
160
When was the battle of Philippi (Greece)?
42 BC
161
Who won at Philippi?
Octavian and Antony defeat Brutus and Cassius
162
When was the Battle of Actium?
31 BC
163
Who won at Actium?
Octavian (Agrippa) and Antony and Cleopatra
164
When was the battle of Agrigentum?
262 BC
165
What was the first land battle of the First Punic War?
Agrigentum
166
When does Rome build its naval fleet?
261-260 BC
167
Who and why was the First Punic fought?
Rome and Carthage fought over Messana (Sicily)
168
When was the battle of Mylae?
260 BC
169
What was Rome's first naval victory?
Mylae
170
Who was admiral at Mylae?
Dulius
171
When was Ecnomus?
256 BC
172
What kind of battle was Ecnomus?
Naval victory
173
What year does Regulus land in Africa?
256 BC
174
When was Regulus' army defeated?
255 BC
175
When do the Romans capture Panormus?
254 BC
176
When do the Romans win at Panormus?
250 BC
177
When was the siege of Lilybaeum?
250 BC
178
When was the battle of Drepanum?
249 BC
179
Where and when was Claudius Pulcher's naval defeat?
Drepanum in 249 BC
180
At what battle did Claudius Pulcher throw the sacred chickens overboard?
Drepanum
181
When does Hamilcar Barca start his Carthaginian offensive in western Sicily?
247 BC
182
When was the Battle of Aegates Islands?
241 BC
183
What kind of battle was the Aegates Islands?
Roman naval victory
184
When does Hamilcar return to Spain?
237 BC
185
When does Hasdrubal succeed Hamilcar in Spain?
230 BC
186
Who succeeded Hamilcar in Spain?
Hasdrubal
187
What was the Ebro River treaty between Rome and Hasdrubal?
a treaty that fixed the river Ebro in Iberia as the boundary between the two powers of Rome and Carthage
188
When was the Ebro River treaty made?
226 BC
189
When does Hannibal succeed Hasdrubal?
221 BC
190
Who succeeds Hasdrubal in 221 BC?
Hannibal
191
What does Hannibal do in 219 BC that breaks the treaty?
Hannibal besieges Saguntum (Spain)
192
What two battles does Rome lose in 218 BC?
Ticinus River and Trebia River
193
Who won at Lake Trasimene in 217 BC?
Carthage under Hannibal defeated Rome under Gaius Flaminius
194
Who won at the Battle of the Ebro River in 217 BC?
Rome defeats a Carthaginian fleet
195
What kind of battle was Ebro River?
Naval battle
196
When was the battle of the Ebro River?
217 BC
197
What was the worst Roman defeat?
battle of Cannae in 216 BC
198
Which Roman consul was killed at Cannae?
Paullus and most of his men
199
What was Quintus Fabius Maximus Cunctator's nickname?
the delayer
200
Who was known as the delayer?
Quintus Fabius Maximus Cunctator
201
Who was dictator before Cannae?
Quintus Fabius Maximus Cunctator
202
When was Hannibal's march on Rome?
211 BC
203
When was the defeat of Scipio's army in Spain?
211 BC
204
When was the capture of New Carthage (carthago nova)?
209 BC
205
When was the Battle of Baecula?
208 BC
206
When was Hasdrubal defeated at Metaurus River?
207 BC
207
When was the Battle of Illipa?
206 BC
208
When does Scipio land in Africa?
204 BC
209
When was the Battle of Great Plains?
203 BC
210
Who wins at the Battle of Great Plains?
Scipio defeats Syphax (Numidian King)
211
When was Hannibal recalled to Carthage?
203 BC
212
When was the battle of Zama?
202 BC
213
Where does Scipio defeat Hannibal for good?
Zama
214
What occurred between Rome and Carthage in 201 BC?
a peace treaty that forced Carthage to pay and surrender its navy and Spain and the Mediterranean islands were ceded to Rome
215
When was the death of Scipio Africanus?
184 BC
216
When did Hannibal commit suicide?
183 BC
217
What did Cato the elder say a lot in 149 BC?
"Carthago delenda est" -Carthage must be destroyed
218
Who was in command of Carthage in 147 BC?
Scipio Aemilianus
219
When was Carthage destroyed?
146 BC
220
When was Caesar born?
July 12, 100 BC
221
When was Caesar elected Pontifex Maximus?
63 BC
222
What was Pontifex Maximus?
chief priest for life
223
What title did Caesar get in 63 BC?
Pontifex Maximus
224
When was the first triumvirate created?
60 BC
225
When was the year of Julius and Caesar?
59 BC
226
Why was 59 BC called the year of Julius and Caesar?
Julius bullied Bibulus into staying home
227
When was the battle of Gergovia?
52 BC
228
Who wins at Gergovia?
Vercingetorix defeats Caesar
229
Who was Vercingetorix?
Gaul's chieftain
230
Who wins at the Battle of Zama?
Scipio Africanus and Masinissa defeat Hannibal
231
When was the Battle of Alesia?
52 BC
232
Who wins at Alesia?
Caesar defeats and captures Vercingetorix
233
How did Caesar start a civil war in 49 BC?
By crossing the Rubicon
234
When was Caesar's first dictatorship?
49 BC
235
When was Caesar's second dictatorship?
48 BC
236
When was the battle of Dyrrhachium?
48 BC
237
Who won at Dyrrhachium?
Pompey defeats Caesar
238
When was the battle of Pharsalus?
48 BC
239
Who won at Pharsalus?
Caesar defeats Pompey
240
When was the Battle of Thapsus?
46 BC
241
Who won the battle of Thapsus?
Caesar defeated the Optimates
242
When was Caesar made dictator for 10 years?
46 BC
