Rome
True or False: ATG never made it home from the Near East/Persia before he died
True
Who was the last of the Ptolemies?
Cleopatra
Who was the founder of Rome?
Romulus
How many consuls were there in the Roman Republic ?
2
Who did Rome fight in the Punic Wars?
Carthage
Which political group in Rome was Sulla apart of?
Optimates
Why were the Gracchus Brothers killed?
They were ambitious and they stood on their beliefs
Who was the last king of Rome?
Tarquin the Proud
True or false: Gaul is located south of Italy
false
What is a corvus?
a movable bridge with thick spikes on the bottom that the Romans could swing onto an enemy ship
Which political group in Rome was Gaius Marius part of?
Populares
Which Punic War was the longest one?
The Second Punic War
What was the latin word the Romans hated because of their last king?
Rex
True of false: Spain is located to the west of Italy
True
Explain why Pyrrhus of Epirus could never fully defeat the Romans
He ran out of soldiers and energy while the Romans kept providing more and more solderis even though they never fully defeated the Pyrrhus of Epirus. He could not afford to keep fighting battles.
Who was in the 1st Triumvirate
Crassus, Pompey, Julius Caesar
Where did the Second Punic War end?
In Northern Africa/Carthage
What were the 3 parts of the Roman Republic?
Senate, Assemblies, and Magistrates
What was the name of a Roman Soldier?
Legionary
What war did the corvus help the Romans win?
First Punic War
Who was the first to die of the 1st Triumvirate
Crassus
Who won the Second Punic War for Rome?
Scipio Africanus
Which Assembly were the Aediles elected from in the Roman Republic?
Tribal
What was different about the helmet of a Roman Centurion than a Legionary?
The crest was sideways instead of front to back
What was the strategy Fabius Maximus in the second Punic War?
Do not try to engage the
Carthaginians in major battles, try to slow them down and wear them down with small attacks. Delay them.