THE PUNIC WARS - SS 8TH

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Across
  1. 1. Roman general who defeated Hannibal at Zama
  2. 5. The mountain range Hannibal crossed to invade Italy
  3. 8. Roman commander who won the decisive naval battle of the First Punic War
  4. 12. The republic that fought Carthage in the Punic Wars
  5. 13. Carthaginian general who marched elephants over the Alps
  6. 14. Hannibal’s fate after he fled Carthage to avoid Roman capture
  7. 16. Animals used by Hannibal in his invasion of Italy
  8. 17. Carthage’s base of power in Europe, lost after the Second Punic War
  9. 18. Roman general who destroyed Carthage in the Third Punic War
  10. 22. Roman boarding bridge that turned sea battles into land battles
  11. 24. Sicily’s main resource that Rome wanted to control
  12. 25. Battle in North Africa where Hannibal was finally defeated in 202 BCE
  13. 26. Many of Hannibal’s troops were hired foreign soldiers
  14. 28. Carthage’s greatest strength in the First Punic War
Down
  1. 2. Hannibal’s method of death to avoid capture by Rome
  2. 3. Political office Hannibal held in Carthage after the war
  3. 4. The wealthy North African city-state rival of Rome
  4. 6. Roman general called "the Sword of Rome"
  5. 7. The type of government Rome had during the Punic Wars
  6. 9. Rome’s disciplined citizen soldiers
  7. 10. Roman governing body where speeches like "Carthage must be destroyed" were made
  8. 11. Lake where Hannibal ambushed and trapped a Roman army
  9. 15. Roman general nicknamed "the Delayer" for avoiding direct battle with Hannibal
  10. 18. Title given to Scipio after his victory over Hannibal
  11. 19. Spanish city attacked by Hannibal that sparked the Second Punic War
  12. 20. The island in the Mediterranean fought over in the First Punic War
  13. 21. Legendary substance said to have been spread on Carthage’s ruins
  14. 22. Roman senator who ended every speech with "Carthage must be destroyed"
  15. 23. River where Hannibal won an early victory over Rome in 218 BCE
  16. 27. Battle where Hannibal encircled and destroyed a huge Roman army in 216 BCE