Spain
What did Hamilcar Barca find in Spain that helped Carthage immensely?
Silver
Who were the two Consuls who led the Romans at Cannae?
Paulus and Varro
What was the name of Hannibal's brother who led the Carthaginian war effort in Spain?
Hasdrubal
Why did the Senate appoint Fabius Maximus as dictator?
To save Rome from Hannibal after the loss at Lake Trasimene.
Why did Hamilcar Barca go to Spain?
To restore Carthage's fortune.
Flaminius led the Romans at which catastrophic battle?
How did Hannibal defeat the Romans at Lake Trasimene?
He ambushed them by a lake.
Who took over the war in Spain after the elder Scipii were killed there?
Publius Cornelius Scipio the Younger
Which Greek city-state was the flashpoint (the starting point) for the Second Punic War?
Saguntum
Why did the Gauls particularly hate Flaminius?
He had personally conquered their lands in northern Italy.
How did Hannibal lose sight in one of his eyes?
His eye became infected while crossing a swamp.
At the mouth of the Ebro River
What was the full name of the Roman who invaded Spain after his loss at the Battle of Ticinus in the Alps?
Publius Cornelius Scipio the Elder
What was the first battle fought between Hannibal and the Romans in actual Roman territory?
How did Hannibal win at Cannae?
He surrounded the Roman army through trickery.
What war machines did the Romans face in their siege of Syracuse?
Cranes and light-concentrating mirrors, as well, possibly, as Greek fire.
What was the name of Publius Cornelius Scipio the Younger's uncle, who died in Spain alongside Scipio the Younger's father?
Gnaeus Scipio
What was the name of the second-in-command (the "Master of the Horse") to Fabius Maximus when Fabius was tasked with keeping Hannibal from attacking Rome after the defeat of Flaminius?
Marcus Minucius
Why was Hannibal anxious in the face of the tactics of Fabius Maximus?
Fabius could cost Hannibal his supplies.
What were the last words of Archimedes before he was killed by a Roman soldier?
"Do not disturb my circles!"