Roessler Unit 1 Ch 4 Flashcards
Define “Mare Nostrum”
“Our Sea”
When does Rome defeat Pyrrhus at Beneventum, allowing them to rule the whole Italian peninsula?
275 BC
The wars between Rome and Carthage were called…
The Punic Wars
When was the 1st Punic War?
264-241 BC
What group of mercenaries wanted to gain control of Messana, hence wanting Rome’s help against Carthage?
The Mamertines
What Roman general was responsible for defeating the Carthaginians at Messana?
Manius Valerius Maximus
What triumphal agnomen is given to Manius Valerius Maximus after his victory at Messana - the first one in Roman history?
Messala
Who brought the first sundial back to Rome?
Manius Valerius Maximus
To get a foothold in Sicily, Rome made a treaty with what King after the Battle at Messana?
King Hiero II of Syracuse
What secret weapon did the Romans make and use against the Carthaginians during the 1st Punic War?
The corvus
When was the Battle of Mylae?
260 BC
What Roman general first uses the corvus against the Carthaginians?
Gaius Duilius
In what battle does Gaius Duilius first use the corvus against the Carthaginians?
Battle of Mylae
After Gaius Duilius’ wins the Battle of Mylae for Rome using the corvus, what does Rome do for him?
Builds a column in honor of him
When does the Roman consul Regulus invade Africa?
255 BC
What general captures Regulus during the winter when he tries to invade Africa?
Spartan general Xanthippus
When being sent to Rome to tell them to surrender by the Carthaginians, what did Regulus do?
He went to Rome, told them to keep fighting, then went back to the Carthaginians and told them what he did.
As a result for Regulus’ breaking his word in telling Rome to fight, how did the Carthaginians kill him?
By being put in a barrel with iron spikes being rolled down a hill
When was the Battle of Drepana?
249 BC
What famous phrase did Publius Claudius Pulcher say at the Battle of Drepana?
“If the chickens won’t eat, let them drink!”
Who was the Roman general at the Battle of Drepana?
Publius Claudius Pulcher
What sacred omen told P. Claudius Pulcher that the day wasn’t a good day for battle at the Battle of Drepana?
The sacred chickens not eating
As a result of what action of P. Claudius Pulcher did the Romans lose the Battle of Drepana?
Throwing the sacred chickens in the water and fighting the Carthaginians anyways
When was the Battle of Aegates Islands?
241 BC
