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Roman History--241 to 149 BC
Distillation of the Ketaneia
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Language - Latin
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04/07/2010

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Term
After the Truceless War, which Carthaginian general was sent to Spain?
Definition
Hamilcar Barca
Term
Against what kingdom was King Prusias of Bithynia fighting when he agreed to give Hannibal up to Rome?
Definition
Pergamum
Term
At the behest of which Roman ally was the Ebro River Treaty enacted?
Definition
Massalia (perhaps Massilia) (Marseille)
Term
At which battle did Scipio Calvus die?
Definition
The Battle of Ilorca (Upper Baetis)
Term
At which battle did the father of Scipio Africanus die?
Definition
The Battle of Castulo (Upper Baetis)
Term
At which battle in 222 BC was Marcus Claudius Marcellus granted a spolia optima?
Definition
The Battle of Clastidium
Term
At which battle was Hasdrubal's head thrown into Hannibal's camp?
Definition
The Battle of the Metaurus River
Term
At which battle was the consul Gaius Flaminius killed?
Definition
The Battle of Lake Trasimene
Term
How did Hamilcar Barca die in 229 BC?
Definition
Drowned
Term
In what year did Scipio Africanus outmaneuver and defeat Mago and Massinissa at Ilipa?
Definition
206 BC
Term
In what year did the Battle of Lilybaeum take place?
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218 BC
Term
In what year was Macedonia finally subjugated?
Definition
148 BC
Term
In what year was the Battle of Zama fought?
Definition
202 BC
Term
In what year was the Ebro River Treaty signed?
Definition
226 BC
Term
In which city did Archimedes die?
Definition
Syracuse
Term
In which war did Carthage fight the mercenaries she hired during the First Punic War?
Definition
The Truceless War
Term
In which year did the Battle of the Aous River take place?
Definition
198 BC
Term
On which king of Sparta did Titus Quinctius Flaminius declare war during the Second Macedonian War?
Definition
Nabis
Term
The Carthaginian siege of what Spanish city sparked the Second Punic War?
Definition
Saguntum
Term
To the court of what Macedonian king was Demetrius of Pharos exiled after the Second Illyrian War?
Definition
Philip V
Term
To where was Perseus exiled after the Third Macedonian War?
Definition
Alba Fucens
Term
What Roman proconsul negotiated the Peace of Phoenike with Philip V in 205 BC?
Definition
Publius Sempronius Tuditanus
Term
What battle formation did Perseus use against the Roman maniples?
Definition
Phalanx
Term
What brother-in-law of Hannibal Barca was assassinated in 221 BC?
Definition
Hasdrubal (the Fair)
Term
What kind of the Seleucid kingdom was proclaimed commander of the Aetolian League after the Second Macedonian War?
Definition
Antiochus III
Term
What king did Hannibal advise after his self-imposed exile?
Definition
Antiochus III of Pontus
Term
What peace treaty ended the Aetolian War against Antiochus III?
Definition
The Treaty of Apamea
Term
What title was given to the judge who decided cases involving foreign citizens?
Definition
Praetor perigrinus
Term
What was the fate of Macedonia after the Fourth Macedonian War?
Definition
Made a province
Term
What was the fate of Macedonia after the Third Macedonian War?
Definition
Divided into four republics
Term
What was the last battle fought against the Boii in 194 BC?
Definition
The Battle of Mutina
Term
Where did Antiochus III die in 187 BC?
Definition
Susa
Term
Where did Fabius Maximus Cunctator almost trap Hannibal in 217 BC?
Definition
Ager Falernus
Term
Where were Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro disasterously defeated by Hannibal?
Definition
Cannae
Term
Which Carthaginian colony became Scipio Africanus's first conquest in 209 BC?
Definition
New Carthage (Cartagena)
Term
Which Carthaginian general besieged the Spanish city of Saguntum in 218 BC?
Definition
Hannibal (Barca)
Term
Which Carthaginian general was soundly defeated by Scipio Africanus at Ilipa?
Definition
Mago
Term
Which Numidian ruler took the side of Carthage during the Battle of Campi Magni (Utica)?
Definition
Syphax
Term
Which Numidian ruler took the side of Rome during the Battle of Campi Magni (Utica)?
Definition
Massinissa
Term
Which Roman client king was the aggressor in the Second Illyrian War?
Definition
Demetrius of Pharos
Term
Which Roman consul died at the Battle of Telamon in 225 BC?
Definition
Marcus Atilius Regulus
Term
Which Roman consul of 168 BC won the battle of Pydna against the forces of Perseus?
Definition
Lucius Aemilius Paullus
Term
Which Roman consul threw the head of Hannibal's brother into his camp?
Definition
Gaius Claudius Nero
Term
Which Roman consul was granted the third spolia optima in 222 BC?
Definition
Marcus Claudius Marcellus
Term
Which Roman consul was the victor at the Battle of Cynoscephalae?
Definition
Titus Quinctius Flaminius
Term
Which Roman consul won the Battle of the Metaurus River?
Definition
Gaius Claudius Nero
Term
Which Roman general took over command of the Second Macedonian War from Publius Sulpicius Galba?
Definition
Titus Quinctius Flaminius
Term
Which Roman general was defeated at the Battle of the Ticinus River in 218 BC?
Definition
Publius Cornelius Scipio (the Elder)
Term
Which Roman general was defeated by Perseus at the Battle of Callicinus?
Definition
Publius Lucinius Crassus
Term
Which Roman praetor defeated Andriscus in 148 BC at Pydna?
Definition
Quintus Caecilius Metellus
Term
Which Roman province did Gaius Flaminius add to the Republic?
Definition
Cisalpine Gaul (Gallia Cisalpina)
Term
Which Roman statesman and orator appended an exhortation to the destruction of Carthage to every speech?
Definition
Cato the Elder
Term
Which battle ended the Second Punic War?
Definition
The Battle of Zama
Term
Which brother of Hannibal was his co-commander at the Battle of the Trebia River?
Definition
Mago
Term
Which brother of Publius Cornelius Scipio the Elder won the Battle of Cissa in 218 BC?
Definition
Scipio Calvus
Term
Which brother of Scipio Africanus was elected consul in 190 BC?
Definition
Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus
Term
Which consul led the siege that led to the death of Archimedes?
Definition
Marcus Claudius Marcellus
Term
Which consul of 217 BC was ambushed and killed by Hannibal at the Battle of Lake Trasimene?
Definition
Gaius Flaminius
Term
Which consul placed Cisalpine Gaul under Roman rule?
Definition
Gaius Flaminius
Term
Which consul, who served with Publius Cornelius Scipio the Elder, was called to reinforce Scipio after the Battle of the Ticinus River?
Definition
Tiberius Sempronius Longus
Term
Which consuls replaced Fabius Maximus Cunctator in the elections of 216 BC?
Definition
Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro
Term
Which famous historian was among the 1000 members of the Achaean nobility held hostage in Rome after the Third Macedonian War?
Definition
Polybius
Term
Which intended Carthaginian sneak attack on Sicily was the first naval battle of the Second Punic War?
Definition
The Battle of Lilybaeum
Term
Which king agreed to give Hannibal, up to the Romans?
Definition
Pergias of Bithynia
Term
Which king of Macedon was the enemy of Rome during the First Macedonian War?
Definition
Philip V
Term
Which law, passed in 218 BC, banned senators and their sons from partaking in overseas trading?
Definition
Lex Claudia
Term
Which province was brought under Roman control as a result of the Truceless War?
Definition
Sardinia (and Corsica)
Term
Which queen of Illyria made herself an enemy of Rome by executing an envoy?
Definition
Queen Teuta
Term
Which regent of Macedonia conspired with Demetrius of Pharos against Rome during the Second Illyrian War?
Definition
Antigonus (III) Doson
Term
Which ruler of Syria was involved in the Maccabean Revolt?
Definition
Antiochus IV Epiphanes
Term
Which son of Philip V ascended to the throne after his death?
Definition
Perseus
Term
Which son of Philip V of Macedon was put to death by his father?
Definition
Demetrius
Term
Which son-in-law of Hamilcar Barca took over his command in Spain after his death?
Definition
Hasdrubal
Term
Which treaty between Rome and Carthage allowed Carthage to conquer the southern part of Spain?
Definition
The Ebro River Treaty
Term
Which tribune passed a plebiscite in 232 BC that gave lands south of Ariminium to poor families?
Definition
Gaius Flaminius
Term
Who advised Antiochus III to ally with Egypt, Macedon, and Pergamum against Rome?
Definition
Hannibal
Term
Who carried the defeated Publius Cornelius Scipio off the field at the Battle of the Ticinus River?
Definition
His son (Scipio Africanus)
Term
Who claimed to be an illegitimate son of Perseus and restored the Macedonian monarchy?
Definition
Andriscus
Term
Who commanded the victorious Roman forces against Antiochus III at Magnesia in 190 BC?
Definition
Eumenes II of Pergamum
Term
Who spoke in defense of the Rhodesians when they were faced with Roman repercussions for meddling in the Third Macedonian War?
Definition
Cato the Elder
Term
Who was elected dictator after the death of Gaius Flaminius at Lake Trasimene?
Definition
Quintus Fabius Maximus (Cunctator)
Term
Who was given the city of Pharos in the aftermath of the First Illyrian War?
Definition
Demetrius of Pharos
Term
Who was king of Macedonia during the Third Macedonian War?
Definition
Perseus
Term
Who was sent to Egypt in 168 BC to force Antiochus IV Epiphanes to withdraw?
Definition
Gaius Popillius Laenas
Term
Who was the Carthaginian commander at Zama?
Definition
Hannibal
Term
Who was the Roman commander at the battles of Lamia in 209 BC?
Definition
Marcus Valerius Laevinus
Term
Who was the father of Sophonisba?
Definition
Hasdrubal Gisgo
Term
Who was the first Roman general in the Second Macedonian War?
Definition
Publius Sulpicius Galba
Term
Who was the leader of the Maccabean Revolt?
Definition
Judas Maccabeus
Term
Who was the magister equitum of Fabius Maximus Cunctator?
Definition
Minucius Rufus
Term
Who was the only senator to support the Lex Claudia of 218 BC, which banned senators from the sea trade?
Definition
Gaius Flaminius
Term
Who was the victorious Roman commander at the Battle of Thermopylae in 191 BC?
Definition
Acilius Glabrio
Term
Whom did Marcus Claudius Marcellus slay to be granted a spolia optima in 222 BC?
Definition
Viridomarus
Term
Whom were Syphax and Massinissa both trying to wed, leading to their conflict at the Battle of Campi Magni (Utica)?
Definition
Sophonisba
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