How many gold coins did a Roman soldier get for joining the army?
3 Denarii/Gold Coins
What is the Roman footwear called?
Sandals
How many Punic Wars were there?
3
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What were the TWO main army's in the Punic Wars?
Roman, Carthage
How many acres of land did a Roman soldier receive at the end of their service in the Roman Army?
Several (2-4)
What is the Roman name for the spear?
Javelin
In the Second Punic War, what animal did Hannibal bring over the Alps?
Elephant
What is a citizen of Rome as a foot soldier called?
Legionary
Who was the important person that the Romans hated from Carthage?
Hannibal
How many paces a day did a Roman soldier walk?
30,000 paces
What was the Roman name for the shirt a Roman soldier wore under his armour?
Tunic
What did the Romans do to Carthage after surrounding them in the 3rd Punic War?
Burned the town, salted the farms, and enslaved the people
How many people were in a Century?
80-100 (any num in between works)
(DAILY DOUBLE) How many Roman soldiers died in the second Punic War?
How much (in coins) was a Roman Legionary paid per year?
225 Denarii/Gold Coins
What was the name for armour in Roman?
Lorica
What country did Hannibal conquer during the Second Punic War?
Iberia (modern day Spain)
How many Roman soldiers Sourounded Carthage during the third Punic War?
40,000-50,000
Who was the general who defeated Hannibal?
What was Julius Caesar's full title? (DAILY DOUBLE)
Imperator Gaius Julius Caesar Divus Commander and God
What was the Roman name for a shield?
Scutum
What was the greatest extent that the Roman Army reached (East, West, North, South)
Iberia, India, Scotland, Sudan
What was the name for the general's second-in-command?
Who was king of Rome in the time of the Punic Wars?
Trick question, there was no king, it was ruled by a Republican Government