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| Which two cities attempted to reinstate Tarquinius Superbus as king after the creation of the Roman Republic? |
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| Which king of Clusium attacked Rome in the sixth century AD? |
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| Of what city was Lars Porsenna king? |
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| At which battle did Castor and Pollux supposedly intervene? |
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| Which dictator led the Romans at the battle of Lake Regillus? |
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| What son-in-law of Tarquinius Superbus was a Latin commander at the Battle of Lake Regillus? |
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| Which plebian leader negotiated the "foedus Cassianum" after the battle of Lake Regillus? |
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| At which battle were the Fabii slaughtered? |
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| The battle of the Cremera |
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| Who was the only Fabius to escape the battle of the Cremera? |
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| Who was the enemy of Rome at the battle of the Cremera in 479 BC? |
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| Which Roman commander was trapped by the Aequi at the battle of Mt. Algidus in 458 BC? |
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| Who saved the forces of Minucius Esquilinus at the battle of Mt. Algidus in 458 BC? |
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| For how many days did Cincinnatus serve as dictator? |
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| Which Latin tribe was defeated by Cincinnatus in 458 BC at the battle of Mt. Algidus? |
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| Which Roman commander took the Veian town of Fidenae in 426 BC? |
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| Whom did Aulus Cornelius Cossus slay at the battle of Fidenae to gain the second spolia optima in Roman history? |
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| Which dictator captured the city of Veii in 396 BC? |
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| How many terms did Marcus Furius Camillus serve as dictator? |
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| Why was Marcus Furius Camillus exiled? |
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| Not getting plunder; embezzlement |
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| To where was Marcus Furius Camillus exiled? |
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| After which battle did the Gallic Senones, led by Brennus, sack Rome? |
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| The battle of the Allia River |
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| What did Brennus, chief of the Senones, say to the senators who complained that he was measuring the city's ransom money unfairly? |
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| "Vae victis" (woe to the conquered) |
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| With which two cities did Rome exchange citizenship rights after their assistance during the Gallic siege in 390 BC? |
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| Which city became the first Roman municipium in 381 BC? |
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| In which year did Tusculum become the first Roman municipium? |
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| Which city did Rome conquer in 370 BC? |
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| In what year were the Licinio-Sextian laws enacted? |
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| What was the effect of the Licinio-Sextian laws on the consulship? |
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| Made it so one consul had to be a plebian. |
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| According to Polybius, with which city did Rome sign a treaty in 509 BC? |
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| The attack of the Samnites on which tribe sparked the First Samnite War? |
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| Near which Italian city did the Sidicini, targets of Samnite aggression in 343 BC, live? |
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| At which battle did the dictator Corvus defeat a Gaulish champion with the help of a raven? |
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| How many times was Corvus consul? |
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| Which city sent a golden crown to Rome after the battle of Mt. Garus as congratulations? |
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| In what year did the battle of Mt. Garus take place? |
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| With the help of what animal did the dictator Corvus defeat a Gaulish champion at the battle of Mt. Garus? |
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| With which city did Rome ally at the end of the First Samnite War? |
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| How did the Romans betray the Sidicini in the treaty ending the First Samnite War? |
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| They allowed the Samnites to occupy their territory. |
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| Who attacked the Romans immediately after the First Samnite War as a result of their betrayal of the Sidicini? |
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| The Latins, Campanians, and Volscians |
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| Who committed devotio at the battle of Vesuvius in 339 BC? |
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| Publius Decius Mus (the First) |
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| Which consul did not commit devotio at the battle of Vesuvius in 339 BC? |
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| Manlius Imperiosus Torquatus |
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| At which battle did the first Publius Decius Mus commit devotio? |
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| Whom did Manlius Imperiosus Torquatus execute after the battle of Vesuvius in 339 BC, and why? |
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| His son, for leaving his post. |
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| What did Maenius bring back to Rome as a trophy of the battle of Antium? |
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| Ships' prows, as the foundation of the rostra (speaking platform) |
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| Which consul defeated the Latins in the naval battle of Antium in 338 BC? |
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| Samnite aggression against which city sparked the Second Samnite War? |
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| At which battle were the Roman consuls Spurius Postumius Albinus and Veturius Calvinus forced to go under the yoke? |
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| The Battle of the Caudine Forks |
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| Which Roman consuls were forced to go under the yoke at the Battle of the Caudine Forks in 321 BC? |
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| Spurius Postumius Albinus and Veturius Calvinus |
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| Which Samnite commander forced the defeated Roman consuls to go under the yoke at the Battle of the Caudine Forks in 321 BC? |
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| Who advised the Samnite commander Gavius Pontius to force the defeated Roman consuls to go under the yoke at the Battle of the Caudine Forks? |
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| Which dictator took command of Roman forces after the Battle of the Caudine Forks in 321 BC? |
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| How many times was Fabius Rullianus consul? |
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| How many times was Lucius Papirius Cursor consul? |
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| At which battle was Fabius Rullianus trapped in a mountain pass by the Samnites in 315 BC? |
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| Which Roman commander was trapped by the Samnites in the Battle of Lautulae in 315 BC? |
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| Who were the Roman commanders at the Battle of Lake Vadimo in 310 BC? |
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| Fabius Rullianus and Lucius Papirius Cursor |
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| With which battle was the Second Samnite War ended? |
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| In which year did the Battle of Bovianum, the terminating battle of the Second Samnite War, take place? |
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| Which other tribes joined the Samnites during the Third Samnite War? |
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| The Etruscans, Umbrians, and Gauls |
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| Who was the Roman commander at the Battle of Camerinum in 298 BC? |
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| Who committed devotio at the Battle of Sentinum in 295 BC? |
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| Publius Decius Mus (the Second) |
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| At which battle, in which year, did Publius Decius Mus the Second commit devotio? |
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| The Battle of Sentinum, 295 BC |
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| Who were the Roman commanders who defeated the Samnite Egnatius Gellius at the Battle of Sentinum? |
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| Publius Decius Mus and Fabius Rullianus |
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| Which Samnite commander did Publius Decius Mus and Fabius Rullianus defeat at the Battle of Sentinum in 295 BC? |
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| At which battle did Fabius Rullianus, humiliated after his defeat at Lautulae in 315 BC, redeem himself? |
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| What was the fate of the Samnite city of Aquilonia, taken in 293 BC? |
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| At which battle did the Third Samnite War end? |
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| Which leader of the Senones was defeated at Arretium in 284 BC? |
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| Which tribe, under Britomaris, was defeated at Arretium in 284 BC? |
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| Where were Britomaris and the Senones defeated in 284 BC? |
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| After which battle did Etruscan resistance to Roman dominance end? |
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| Which group was defeated at the Battle of Populonia in 282 BC? |
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| Which city was indirectly responsible for the conflict between Rome and Tarentum during the third century BC? |
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| Into which forbidden waters did a Roman fleet sail, sparking a conflict with Tarentum in the third century BC? |
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| The Gulf of Tarentum (Tarento) |
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| Which Roman commanders led the fleet which was attacked by Tarentum in the outbreak of the Pyrrhic Wars? |
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| Lucius Valerius and Publius Cornelius Dolabella |
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| Which Mediterranean power took Rome's side during the Pyrrhic Wars? |
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| Of which Greek city was Pyrrhus king? |
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| Which other belligerent group took up arms against Rome during the Pyrrhic Wars? |
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| What was the first battle in which the Roman army encountered elephants? |
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| Which Roman commander was defeated at Heraclea in 280 BC by Pyrrhus's elephants? |
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| Which battle, fought in 279 BC, is known as the first-ever "Pyrrhic victory?" |
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| Which Roman commander was defeated by Pyrrhus at the Battle of Asculum? |
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| Publius Decius Mus (the Third) |
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| Which consul changed the name of the city of Maleventum to Beneventum after his victory? |
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| What was the city of Maleventum renamed after Curius Dentatus's victory there during the Pyrrhic wars? |
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| Which Sicilian city did the Mamertine mercenaries seize in 288 BC? |
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| From which Mediterranean power did the Mamertines of Messana first solicit help against the invading Hiero II? |
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| To which city did the Mamertines of Messana turn for help in ejecting the Carthaginians from their city? |
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| Which Roman consul was the leader of the first expedition to Messana in 264 BC? |
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| Which Roman consul replaced Appius Claudius Caudex in the First Punic War? |
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| Which Roman consul is said to have brought the sundial to Rome? |
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| Which side was the victor at the Battle of Agrigentum in 261 BC? |
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| In what year did the Romans win the Battle of Agrigentum against Carthage? |
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| What cognomen was given to the Roman commander who lost the Battle of the Lipari Islands in 260 BC? |
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| At which battle was the Roman commander Scipio Asina given his infamous nickname? |
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| The Battle of the Lipari Islands |
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| Where did the Romans win their first-ever naval victory in 260 BC? |
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| Who was the Roman commander at the first-ever Roman naval victory, at Mylae? |
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| Which Roman consul was captured at the Battle of the Lipari Islands? |
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| Which device helped Gaius Duilius win the Battle of Mylae in 260 BC? |
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| Which Roman commander was victorious at Tyndaris in 257 BC? |
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| Which Syracusan king became Rome's ally after the Battle of Tyndaris? |
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| Which two Roman consuls successfully invaded Africa after the Battle of Cape Ecnomus, in which the Carthaginian fleet was destroyed? |
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| Regulus and Manlius Vulso |
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| Which Carthaginian generals failed to stop the Roman invasion of Africa in 256 BC? |
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| Hamilcar and Hanno (the Great) |
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| Which Spartan mercenary captured Marcus Atilius Regulus in 255 BC? |
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| At which battle in 255 BC did the Spartan mercenary Xanthippus capture the consul Regulus? |
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| The Battle of Tunis (Bagradas River) |
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| After which Roman victory did the Carthaginians send Regulus to negotiate a peace treaty? |
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