Roessler Unit 1 Ch 4

Question 1

Define “Mare Nostrum”

Answer 1

“Our Sea”

Question 2

When does Rome defeat Pyrrhus at Beneventum, allowing them to rule the whole Italian peninsula?

Answer 2

275 BC

Question 3

The wars between Rome and Carthage were called…

Answer 3

The Punic Wars

Question 4

When was the 1st Punic War?

Answer 4

264-241 BC

Question 5

What group of mercenaries wanted to gain control of Messana, hence wanting Rome’s help against Carthage?

Answer 5

The Mamertines

Question 6

What Roman general was responsible for defeating the Carthaginians at Messana?

Answer 6

Manius Valerius Maximus

Question 7

What triumphal agnomen is given to Manius Valerius Maximus after his victory at Messana - the first one in Roman history?

Answer 7

Messala

Question 8

Who brought the first sundial back to Rome?

Answer 8

Manius Valerius Maximus

Question 9

To get a foothold in Sicily, Rome made a treaty with what King after the Battle at Messana?

Answer 9

King Hiero II of Syracuse

Question 10

What secret weapon did the Romans make and use against the Carthaginians during the 1st Punic War?

Answer 10

The corvus

Question 11

When was the Battle of Mylae?

Answer 11

260 BC

Question 12

What Roman general first uses the corvus against the Carthaginians?

Answer 12

Gaius Duilius

Question 13

In what battle does Gaius Duilius first use the corvus against the Carthaginians?

Answer 13

Battle of Mylae

Question 14

After Gaius Duilius’ wins the Battle of Mylae for Rome using the corvus, what does Rome do for him?

Answer 14

Builds a column in honor of him

Question 15

When does the Roman consul Regulus invade Africa?

Answer 15

255 BC

Question 16

What general captures Regulus during the winter when he tries to invade Africa?

Answer 16

Spartan general Xanthippus

Question 17

When being sent to Rome to tell them to surrender by the Carthaginians, what did Regulus do?

Answer 17

He went to Rome, told them to keep fighting, then went back to the Carthaginians and told them what he did.

Question 18

As a result for Regulus’ breaking his word in telling Rome to fight, how did the Carthaginians kill him?

Answer 18

By being put in a barrel with iron spikes being rolled down a hill

Question 19

When was the Battle of Drepana?

Answer 19

249 BC

Question 20

What famous phrase did Publius Claudius Pulcher say at the Battle of Drepana?

Answer 20

“If the chickens won’t eat, let them drink!”

Question 21

Who was the Roman general at the Battle of Drepana?

Answer 21

Publius Claudius Pulcher

Question 22

What sacred omen told P. Claudius Pulcher that the day wasn’t a good day for battle at the Battle of Drepana?

Answer 22

The sacred chickens not eating

Question 23

As a result of what action of P. Claudius Pulcher did the Romans lose the Battle of Drepana?

Answer 23

Throwing the sacred chickens in the water and fighting the Carthaginians anyways

Question 24

When was the Battle of Aegates Islands?

Answer 24

241 BC

Question 25

Name the Roman and Carthaginian generals at the Battle of Aegates Islands, respectively

Answer 25

Lutatius Catulus and Hanno the Great

Question 26

What was the decisive battle of the First Punic War, ending it

Answer 26

Battle of Aegates Islands

Question 27

As payment to Rome Carthage had to give up what island after the 1st Punic War? This became Rome’s first province.

Answer 27

Sicily

Question 28

When does Rome acquire the province of Corsica and Sardinia?

Answer 28

227 BC

Question 29

During 229-228 BC, who does Rome fight against?

Answer 29

Illyrian Pirates

Question 30

Who was the Queen of the Illyrian Pirates?

Answer 30

Queen Teuta

Question 31

What sea was the domain of the Illyrian Pirates?

Answer 31

Adriatic Sea

Question 32

If this person didn’t betray Queen Teuta, the Romans might have lost against the Illyrians.

Answer 32

Demetrius

Question 33

When does Rome fight off the Gauls led by Viridomarus?

Answer 33

225-222 BC

Question 34

Who was known as the “Sword of Rome?”

Answer 34

Marcus Claudius Marcellus

Question 35

Marcellus was the third person to win this honor after killing the Gallic chieftain Viridomarus

Answer 35

Spolia opima

Question 36

Who won the 1st spolia opima, and after killing who?

Answer 36

Romulus, after killing Acron

Question 37

Who won the 2nd spolia opima, and after killing who?

Answer 37

Aulus Cornelius Cossus, after killing Tolumnius

Question 38

Who was sent by Carthage to Spain for possible glory to be won for them after their losses against Rome, right at the end/after the First Punic War?

Answer 38

Hamilcar Barca

Question 39

Hamilcar Barca brings with him his 9 yr old son, who swears an oath of hatred against Rome. Who was this son?

Answer 39

Hannibal

Question 40

Name the two brothers of Hannibal

Answer 40

Hasdrubal and Mago