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Roman History Week 5 Flashcards

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Who did Rome fight in 2nd Punic War?

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Carthage.

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How did 2nd Punic War end?

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Carthage surrendered in 201 BC. Rome became most powerful state of entire sea.

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What did Carthaginian become?

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Hispania Citerior and Hispania Ulterior. It became Roman Spain.

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Who became Princeps Senatus (chief of Senate) in 199?

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Scipio Africanus.

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Who was Hannibal?

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Great Carthaginian general.

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Who ruled Pergamum, an Ionian Greek polis?

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Attalus.

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Who was the famous Numidian King?

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Massinissa.

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Who was the famous Syrian ruler?

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Antiochus III.

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Macedonian King who was unsuccessful against Rome?

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Philip V.

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Players in 1st Macedonian War?

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Rome, Pergamon (Attalus), and other Greek allies against Philip V of Macedon.

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Significance of Battle of Cynoscephalae in second Macedonian War?

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Romans, led by Flamininus, decisive victory that marked end of conflict.

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Who proclaimed freedom of Greece?

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Flamininus, after Macedonian War. Greeks honoured him in the same way they would a king or deity.

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How did Rome find out that Carthage was planning to renew a war?

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Hannibal was making enemies among the aristocrats in his own system, they told Rome.

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What happened when Romans went to investigate Hannibal’s plans to renew a war?

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He fled to Syria who gave him asylum. Antiochus III was King.

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What started the Syrian/Seleucid War?

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Hannibal told Antiochus that Macedonia was weak, so he invaded them which meant he also declared war against Rome.

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Result of Seleucid War?

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Roman victory that saw them gain Asia Minor, and made them the only ruling power around Mediterranean Sea.

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What happened to Hannibal after Seleucid War?

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He was ordered in the treaty with Antiochus to be handed over to Rome, but he escaped to Bithynia, where Romans surrounded him and he killed himself.

18
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Who succeeded Antiochus III and Philip V?

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Antiochus IV and Perseus.

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Line in the sand?

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Popillius (Roman consul) drew line around Antiochus IV and said he must commit to leaving Egypt before he left the circle or it would be war with Rome.

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How did 3rd Macedonian War start?

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Perseus hated Rome because of how they treated Philip V, several of Perseus actions led to Rome declaring war.

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How did 3rd Macedonian War end?

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Perseus failed and Rome’s military defeated them at battle of Pydna.

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Result of 3rd Macedonian War?

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Macedonia divided into 4 republics who could not deal with one another and had to ask permission to trade or travel outside their boundaries.

23
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Who was Polybius?

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A hostage from Greece that became the tutor of Paullus (consul) son. He wrote Roman history with focus on Punic Wars.

24
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Who was Tiberius Gracchus?

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Important figure in Roman expansion into Spain. Married one of Scipio Africans’ daughters, Cornelia.

25
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What did Galba do in Spain?

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Tricked the Lusitanians into surrendering, then slaughtered 8000 of them.

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Who was Virathius?

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Shepherd who survived Galba’s massacre. He became the leader of the Lusitanians after 2 years of fighting the Romans due to the massacre.

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Virathius fate?

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Treaty with Rome that gave his people autonomy, but he was assassinated by the Romans.

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What group emerged post 2nd Punic War?

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Expansionists led by Scipio. They believed in new ideas. Flamininus was involved as well, former consul.

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Conservative party significance?

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Did not like idea of expansion and new ideas. Led by Cato.

30
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Cult that emerged post 2nd punic war?

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Followers of Bacchus. Senate outlawed the cult.

31
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What was Massinissa doing post 2nd Punic War?

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Invading Carthage because he knew Rome wouldn’t object because he was close with them.

32
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What started 3rd Punic War?

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Cato thought a strong Carthage was a threat due to proximity to Rome, so he wouldn’t help against Numidians. Carthage counter attacked Rome. War started.

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What happened to Carthage?

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Captured and destroyed. Everyone died or became a slave.

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