Origins of Carthage
Which culture group was Carthage linked to?
Phoecians/Phoencia.
Where is the city of Carthage?
Modern Tunis
Who was the Carthaginian general that revolutionized the Carthaginian Army and stabilized Carthage after the First Punic War?
Hamilcar Barca.
Who was the famous general that crossed the alps and almost defeated the Romans?
Hannibal Barca
Which prominent Roman senator famously ended all his speeches with the phrase "Carthago delenda est" ("Carthage must be destroyed)
Cato the Elder
What was the most significant and economically booming city in that ultimately fell due to a 13 year long siege?
Tyre
How did Carthage expand so quickly?
Geographic location allowed multiple trade routes which led to multiple merchants and a population of 30,000 in just a ceuntry.
What was the war that sparked because of lack of payment to the mercenaries from the from the Carthaginian government that led to a war between mercenaries and the Carthaginian army?
Mercenary War
Battle of Cannae.
Under the harsh peace treaty ending the Second Punic War in 201 BCE, what specific restriction did Rome place on Carthage?
Carthage could not declare war without Rome's permission
Who was the Princess that escaped Tyre from her brother who just murdered her husband?
What was the main catalyst that sparked the rise of Carthage in wealth, trade, and commerce?
The fall of Tyre. All the Western nations now found Carthage as the main source of trade.
How did the Roman boarding device that fundamentally alter naval warfare during the early years of the conflict?
A corvus. Dropping a heavy spiked beak on the enemy deck, turning sea battle into hand to hand combat.
What was the core idea of the Fabian strategy?
To deny Hannibal's Army a pitched battle while using scorched earth tactic without an engagement in battle.
how did Scipio Aemilianus react as he watched the ancient city of Carthage burn to the ground in 146 BCE?
Scipio wept, quoting the Illiad by Homer. Reflecting the rise and fall of great Empires
What animal did the Princess cut into thin strips that ulimately led to the founding of the city of Carthage?
Which Empire conquered Phonecia in 539 BCE?
Persian Empire
How did Scipio neutralize the 80 war elephants in Zama?
By leaving wide open lanes for the elephants to pass through without breaking the Roman lines.
How did the Princess die?
By jumping into a fiery pit to avoid forced marriage
Which Empire sieged Tyre for 13 years?
Babylonian Empire
Erbo River as the limit of Carthaginian invasion in Iberia.