The Punic Wars

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  1. 3. Hannibal was defeated at the battle of ____
  2. 5. What was P. Cornelius Scipio’s nickname?
  3. 8. Hannibal's brother
  4. 9. Who won the First Punic War?
  5. 10. ____ Punic War (149-146 BC)
  6. 11. Gang Planks were also know as the ____
  7. 13. A group of Campanian mercenaries from southern Italy (“sons of Mars”)
  8. 16. Because Carthage lost to Rome, they were forced to give up their army and also to ___ Rome.
  9. 18. ____ Punic War (264-241 BC)
  10. 19. Phoenician Carthaginian general who commanded the Carthaginian forces against Rome in the Second Punic War.
  11. 21. The Romans equipped their ships with a ¬______, a board that was 24 feet long and had hooks attached at the end.
  12. 22. What initial Roman invasion touched off a series of three wars that would last over 100 years?
  13. 23. Mamertines seized the city of ______ on the northeast tip of Sicily. This was the initial conflict between Rome and Carthage.
  14. 25. Hannibal invaded ______ to lure the Romans into war
  15. 27. Latin and Greek words for Phoenician
  16. 28. After the Second Punic War, Rome continued to expand ____
  17. 30. _____ said the famous line after every comment in the Forum, "ceterum censeo delendam esse Carthaginem, which translates as "Besides which, my opinion is that Carthage must be destroyed".
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  1. 1. Carthage had greater wealth, a more powerful ____, and more brilliant leaders
  2. 2. Hannibal's Father
  3. 4. After the Second Punic War, Scipio later served in the east during the ____________ Wars.
  4. 6. ____ Punic War (218-201 BC)
  5. 7. Phoenician city founded in 814 BC
  6. 12. With its victory over Carthage, Rome became the master of Africa, _____ and Greece.
  7. 14. In 147, the command of Carthage was given to Scipio __________, the adopted grandson of the Scipio Africanus.
  8. 15. How many Punic Wars were there?
  9. 17. The commander of the Roman army in the First Punic war that led to the relief of Messsana
  10. 20. At one point during the Second Punic War, this leader of the Roman army had cornered Hannibal until he escaped by sending out a herd of oxen with torches on their horns in order to mislead the Romans while Hannibals army escaped using another route.
  11. 24. Who was the general that lead the Romans in the battle of Zama?
  12. 26. In order to reach Italy during the Second Punic War, Hannibal had to cross over the ____
  13. 29. Rome had better organization, a more efficient ____, and more loyal citizens.