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Republic: Conquest of the Mediterranean Flashcards

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Sicily became Rome’s first province following what war?

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First Punic War

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How many wars did Rome fight against the Macedonians?

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4

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Who was the Carthaginian commander at Ticinus River in 218 BC?

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Hannibal

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Terentius Varro and Aemilius Paullus lead the Romans at what disastrous battle of 216 BC?

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Cannae

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What was first official battle of the First Punic War in 218 BC?

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Ticinus River

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What pretender to the Macedonian throne was defeated by Metellus Macedonicus in 148 BC?

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Andriscus

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What Roman dictator was known as the “shield of Rome”?

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(Quintus) Fabius Maximus Cunctator

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In the Third Macedonian War from 171-168 BC, who was leader of the Macedonian forces?

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Perseus

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Along with Manlius Vulso, who led the Roman forces at Cape Ecnomus against the Carthaginians in 256 BC?

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(Atilius) Regulus

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At what battle in 255 BC does Xanthippus defeat the Romans and capture Regulus?

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Bagradas Valley

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At what battle in 217 BC did Hannibal defeat the Romans led by Gaius Flaminius, who dies in the battle?

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Lake Trasimene

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What famous Greek scientist valiantly defended Syracuse from Marcellus’s siege in 211 BC?

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Archimedes

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What war lasts from 200-196 BC?

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Second Macedonian War

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What “first national hero of Portugal” was famous for his guerilla warfare before his death at the hands of his own men?

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Viriathus

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In what year was the battle of Cannae?

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216 BC

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Who was known as the “sword of Rome”?

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(Marcus Claudius) Marcellus

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What Carthaginian general’s head was thrown into the Carthaginian camp following the battle of Metaurus River in 207 BC?

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Hasdrubal Barca

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At what battle of 168 BC does Aemilius Paullus defeat Perseus?

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Pydna

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A column in the forum was set up for what Roman admiral who defeated the Carthaginians at Mylae in 260 BC?

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Gaius Duilius

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What year saw the first two battles of the 2nd Punic War, Ticinus River & Trebia River?

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218 BC

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During what war did Rome fight Demetrius of Pharos from 220-219 BC?

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Second Illyrian War

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What battle of 202 BC essentially ends the Second Punic War?

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Zama

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At what battle of 206 BC does Scipio (the Future) Africanus earn a victory and give Spain to Scipio and the Romans?

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Ilipa

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What Roman commander defeated Phllip V of Macedon at Cynoscephalae in 197 BC?

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(Titus Quinctius) Flamininus

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What group of mercenaries appealed to Rome for help against the Carthaginians predicating the First Punic War in 264 BC?

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Mamertines

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The treaty of Apamea ends what war in 188 BC?

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Seleucid War

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During what war did Rome fight pirates led by Queen Teuta from 229-228 BC?

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First Illyrian War

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Who was brought back to Rome by the Carthaginians so that he can tell the Romans to surrender, only to embolden them to fight on leading to his execution?

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(Atilius) Regulus

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What city does Scipio Aemilianus destroy in 146 BC?

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Carthage (and also Corinth)

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Along with Romulus and Cossus, what Roman becomes the third to wearn the spolia opima after the siege of Syracuse?

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(Marcus Claudius) Marcellus

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Who finally got his wish in 146 BC with Carthage’s destruction (albeit after his death) after years of ending speeches with “Carthago delenda est”?

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Cato the Elder

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In what battle of 207 BC did Claudius Nero and Livius Salinator defeat Hasdrubal Barca?

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Metaurus River

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Who was the leader of the Illyrian pirates in the First Illyrian War from 229-228 BC?

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Teuta

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In 133 BC, what prolific Roman general conquered Numantia in Celtiberia?

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Scipio Aemilianus

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What Carthaginian general is defeated at Metaurus River by the forces of Claudius Nero and Livius Salinator?

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Hasdrubal Barca

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During what war was the battle of Pydna in 168 BC?

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Third Macedonian War

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Who earned an agnomen for his delaying tactics he employed against Hannibal as dictator during the Second Punic War?

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(Quintus) Fabius Maximus Cunctator

38
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What area becomes a Roman province in 146 BC after the sack of Corinth by Lucius Memmius?

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Achaea (Greece)

39
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Where did Lucius Mummius defeat the Achaean league in 146 BC and end the Roman-Greek conflict?

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Corinth

40
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At what battle does Quinctius Flamininus defeat Philip V of Macedon in 197 BC?

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Cynoscephalae

41
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Who was elected dictator following the disastrous battle of Lake Trasimene in 217 BC?

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(Quintus) Fabius Maximus Cunctator

42
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What Carthaginian admiral defeated Claudius Pulcher at Drepana in 249 BC?

A

Adherbal

43
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During what war was the battle of Cannae?

A

Second Punic War

44
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What area does Rome officially make a province in 146 BC?

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Africa

45
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Where did Rome suffer a brutal disaster in 216 BC at the hands of Hannibal?

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Cannae

46
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Who was the leader of the Illyrians during the Second Illyrian War from 220-219 BC?

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Demetrius of Pharos

47
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Who earns his agnomen following the battle of Zama in 202 BC, ending the Second Punic War?

A

Scipio Africanus

48
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With what Lusitanian chieftain does Rome fight from 146-140 BC?

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Viriathus

49
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During what war was the battle of Cynoscephalae?

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Second Macedonian War

50
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In what year was the battle of Aegates Islands, ending the first Punic War?

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241 BC

51
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Who saves his father at the battle of Ticinus River in 218 BC?

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Scipio (the future) Africanus

52
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At what naval battle did Claudius Pulcher throw the sacred chickens into the ocean since they wouldn’t eat, leading to a Roman defeat at the hands of Adherbal in 249 BC?

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Drepana

53
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Over what Mediterranean island was the First Punic War fought?

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Sicily

54
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What Celtiberian city was captured by Scipio Aemilianus in 133 BC?

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Numantia

55
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Who defeats the Achaean league and sacks at Corinth in 146 BC?

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(Lucius) Mummius

56
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Who laid siege to Syracuse in 211 BC despite the best efforts of Archimedes?

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(Marcus Claudius) Marcellus

57
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With what leader of the Seleucid Empire does Rome war from 192-188 BC?

A

Antiochus III

58
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What war lasts from 149-146 BC?

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Third Punic War

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Who was the leader of Carthage during the Second Punic War?

A

Hannibal

60
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What war lasted from 218-201 BC?

A

Second Punic War

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Between Terentius Varro and Aemilius Paullus, which consul died at the battle of Cannae in 216 BC?

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Aemilius Paullus

62
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During what war was the battle of Mylae?

A

First Punic War

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In 226 BC, Rome signs what treaty with Carthage, promising that they won’t go north of a certain river in Spain?

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Ebro Treaty

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What battle ends the First Punic War in 241 BC?

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Aegates Island

65
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Following Ticinus River, at what battle does Hannibal again defeat Cornelius Scipio and Sempronius Longus in 218 BC?

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Trebia River

66
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What war lasts from 264-241 BC?

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First Punic War

67
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What battle proved the superiority of the Roman Legion over the Macedonian Phalanx?

A

Cynoscephalae

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What Numidian king allies with the Romans during the Second Punic War and helps them win Campi Magni and Zama?

A

Massinissa

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Who defeats Hanno the Great at Aegates Islands in 241 BC, ending the First Punic War?

A

Catulus

70
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After acquiring Sicily as its first province, Rome then incorporates what two islands as its second province?

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Sardinia and Corsica

71
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During the Second Macedonian War, who was the leader of the Macedonian forces?

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Philip V

72
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In what year was the battle of Metaurus River?

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207 BC

73
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What Spartan mercenary was hired by Carthage to fight the Romans during the First Punic War?

A

Xanthippus

74
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At what battle of 256 BC did Regulus and Vulso defeat the Carthaginians during the First Punic War?

A

Cape Ecnomus

75
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Of what empire was Antiochus III a leader in the early 2nd century BC?

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Seleucid

76
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What Roman general, the adopted grandson of Scipio Africanus, finally destroyed Carthage in 146 BC?

A

Scipio Aemilianus

77
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Who is captured by the Spartan Xanthippus and the Carthaginians at Bagradas Valley in 255 BC?

A

Atilius Regulus

78
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What Carthaginian general allied himself with Antiochus III in Seleucia following the Second Punic War?

A

Hannibal

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Who declares peace and freedom for Greece at the Isthmian games of 196 BC?

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(Titus Quinctius) Flamininus

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Who found out that his brother Hasdrubal died when his head was flung into the Carthaginian camp following the battle of Metaurus River in 207 BC?

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Hannibal

81
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At what battle was Publius Cornelius Scipio saved by his son, Scipio the Future Africanus?

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Ticinus River

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Following the First Punic War, what island became Rome’s first province?

A

Sicily

83
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What Carthaginian does Catulus defeat at Aegates Island in 241 BC?

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Hanno (the Great)

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What war began when the Mamertines appealed to Rome for help against the Carthaginians in 264 BC?

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First Punic War

85
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What Spanish town was besieged by Carthage in 219 BC, leading to the Second Punic War?

A

Saguntum

86
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In what year was the battle of Zama?

A

202 BC

87
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“If they won’t eat, then let them drink” was reportedly uttered by what Roman admiral who threw the sacred chickens overboard before the battle of Drepana in 249 BC?

A

(Publius) Claudius Pulcher

88
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What Latin phrase is Cato the Elder famous for saying regarding the destruction of Carthage?

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Carthago delenda est

89
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At what battle of 191 BC does Glabrio defeat Antiochus III during the Seleucid War?

A

Thermopylae

90
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Who was the victorious admiral at the battle of Mylae in 260 BC?

A

Gaius Duilius

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In what year was the battle of Mylae?

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260 BC

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At what battle of 190 (or 189) BC does Scipio Africanus and his brother defeat Antiochus II during the Seleucid War?

A

Magnesia

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