Rome
The most well known Roman Emperor. He expanded Roman lands by defeating Gallic tribes. He marched his army into Rome causing a civil war which he won. He was assassinated quickly after the civil war by a group of senators.
Julius Caesar
A city state that has militaristic ideals. The state is authoritarian which forces men to have mandatory military training starting at a young age. The city state is famous for holding ground in Thermopylae against the Achaemenids (Persians).
Sparta
When Alexander III died, his empire fell with him. How many kingdoms were formed when the Macedonian Empire collapsed.
5 kingdoms
A well know Carthaginian general who ravaged the Roman armies in the Second Punic Wars. He corageously crossed the Alps with his army which surprised many. His notable victories were in Lake Trebia, Lake Trasimene and Cannae. He lost to Africanus Scipio in Zama forcing him to be exiled.
Hannibal Barca
The most well know Roman blunder in Germania. 3 Roman legions were annahilated in this battle. This defeat led Augustus Caesae shouting: "Quintilius Varus, give me back my legions!"
Teutoberg Forest
During the Cimbrian Wars, this particular man found himself short of Roman soldiers. He reformed the entire Roman Army grouping them with contubernium, century, cohort and legions. He allowed ordinary civilians to enlist. He also changed the weapons of the Roman army to Gladius, Scutum and Pila.
Gaius Marius
The only Greek City State that is founded on Sicily.
Syracuse
While Greek phalanxes have only 8ft spears, Macedonian pikes were 13-20ft long. What is the weapon or the style of fighting called.
Sarissa
Hannibal's army had expert skirmishing light cavalry that played an important role in Trebia and Cannae. These skirmishers were armed with small shields and javelins and they are not of Carthaginian blood. What were these skirmishers called.
Numidians (Numidian Light Cavalry)
True or False: The Aedui tribe were a Germanic tribe. They had an ambiguous relationship with Romans and other tribes. They were popular for being allies with the Romans during Caesar's early stages of the Gallic wars.
False: Aedui was a Gallic tribe
Non-Roman citizens in the Roman Army were called ____________.
Auxilliary
Greek "Citizen Soldiers". These units were heavily armed with primarily spears and shields as their weapons. Their task was to fight in close-combat and act as a heavy infantry. They adopted the phalanx strategy to keep the enemies at bay.
Hoplites
The biggest of the five kingdoms in the diadochi was ______________.
During the Second Punic War. Most of Hannibal's Army were _________. (The soldiers that made up most of Hannibal's army were from what race or place)
Gauls (Gallic)
The name of the man who lead the Roman Army to an ambush in Teutoberg Forest. He was the cavalry prefect of the Germanic mercenaries. He lead an alliance of Germanic tribes to defeat the Romans and force them to make a strategic withdrawal from Magna Germania.
Arminius
What were Roman Skirmishers who are equipped with a small round shield and a number of javelins called.
Velites
The only Greek City State in North Africa. In Modern day North-Eastern Libya.
Cyrene
When the Seleucid Empire capitulated, the western provinces in Anatolia were conquered by the Romans. The eastern regions of the empire were part of the ___________ Empire.
Parthian (Parthia)
True or False: During the First Punic War, Carthage had a larger navy and better trained sailors than the Romans.
True
The leader of the Gallic army who revolted against Rome during the Gallic Wars.
Vercingetorix
The battle where Roman Legions first are victorious against a Macedonian Phalanx
Battle of Cynoscephalae
A Greek City State League in Modern day Southern France. The league was known for the good relations with the Romans.
Massalian League
The Seleucids and later, the Parthians had Heavily Armored Cavalry in their armies. What were they called.
The most significant Carthaginian city in Sicily lost to the Romans during the First Punic War
Lilybaeum
The last battle or siege in the Gallic Wars.
Siege of Alesia