Roessler Unit 1 Ch 5

Question 1

When was the 2nd Punic War?

Answer 1

218-202 BC

Question 2

While Rome was fighting with the Illyrian Pirates and Gauls, what treaty did they make with Carthage to keep peace?

Answer 2

Ebro River Treaty

Question 3

According to the Ebro River Treaty, areas North of the Ebro River belonged to what nation, while areas South of the Ebro River belonged to what other nation, respectively?

Answer 3

Rome and Carthage

Question 4

What city was friendly to Rome, but south of the Ebro River, making it a prime city for Hannibal to attack in order to provoke the Romans.

Answer 4

Saguntum

Question 5

Although Rome expected to initially fight Hannibal in Spain, what two sets of mountains does Hannibal cross in record time to meet and ambush the Romans at the Ticinus River?

Answer 5

Pyrenees and Alps

Question 6

When was the “skirmish” of the Ticinus River?

Answer 6

218 BC

Question 7

Who saves his father in 218 BC at Ticinus River, which served as an early sign for his future greatness in the 2nd Punic War

Answer 7

Scipio Africanus

Question 8

When was the Battle of Trebia River?

Answer 8

218 BC

Question 9

During this battle in 218 BC, Hannibal’s men go to the Roman army early in the morning to lure them across the river, making them fight the well fed, warm Carthaginians on the other side.

Answer 9

Battle of Trebia River

Question 10

What Battle happened on 217 BC?

Answer 10

Battle of Lake Trasimene

Question 11

On the way to Lake Trasimene, because Hannibal had to travel quickly through swamps what happens to him?

Answer 11

He loses his right eye

Question 12

What Roman consul was killed at Lake Trasimene?

Answer 12

Flaminius

Question 13

After the loss at Lake Trasimene, what Roman dictator is enlisted to hopefully help them?

Answer 13

Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus Cunctator

Question 14

What did the cognomen “Verrucosus” mean?

Answer 14

Wordy

Question 15

What did the cognomen “Cunctator” mean?

Answer 15

Delayer

Question 16

Who was known as the “Shield of Rome?”

Answer 16

Fabius Maximus

Question 17

Although the Romans disapproved of them, what type of tactics did Fabius Maximus use against Hannibal?

Answer 17

Guerrilla tactics, only indirectly attacking Hannibal and winning small victories

Question 18

What battle happened in 216 BC?

Answer 18

Battle of Cannae

Question 19

Who were the two consuls that split their armies at the Battle of Cannae?

Answer 19

Paullus and Varro

Question 20

Ironically, though he liked Fabian tactics, what Roman consul was killed at the Battle of Cannae, while his pro-consul, who was against the Fabian tactics, survived?

Answer 20

Paullus (Varro survived)

Question 21

After losing that badly at the Battle of Cannae, what two people were brought back to power as the Sword and Shield of Rome, respectively?

Answer 21

Marcellus and Fabius Maximus

Question 22

What siege happened in 212 BC?

Answer 22

Siege of Syracuse

Question 23

Who led a Siege against Syracuse in 212 BC, going against weapons designed by Archimedes?

Answer 23

Marcellus

Question 24

Who was the grandson of King Hiero II that was now hostile to Rome?

Answer 24

Heranimus

Question 25

When was the Battle of Metaurus River?

Answer 25

207 BC

Question 26

The decapitated head of what person was thrown into Hannibal’s camp after being defeated by Roman armies?

Answer 26

Hasdrubal

Question 27

When was Scipio Africanus consul?

Answer 27

205 BC

Question 28

What battle was in 202 BC?

Answer 28

Battle of Zama

Question 29

Who led the Romans at the Battle of Zama to finally defeat Hannibal, ending the 2nd Punic War?

Answer 29

Scipio Africanus

Question 30

Who famously said “Carthago delenda est!” at the end of all his speeches in the Senate?

Answer 30

Cato the Elder

Question 31

After the 2nd Punic War Rome fights this enemy 4 times.

Answer 31

Macedonians

Question 32

In 146 BC Rome destroys these two cities

Answer 32

Carthage and Corinth

Question 33

When does Rome destroy Carthage and Corinth, and officially has the Mediterranean Sea be called “Mare Nostrum?”

Answer 33

146 BC