8/9 Classical Studies Q4

a ship or galley with three tiers of oars on each side

A general made solo military ruler during a time of crisis

a ship or galley with 5 tiers of oars on each side

Match the following

• son of Hamilcar; general of Carthage

• Marcus Cato

• son of Scipio that was sent to Spain; defeated Carthage

• Scipio Africanus

• Roman censor who suggested Carthage should be destroyed

• Regulus

• Founder of Carthage

• Hannibal

• consul taken captive when he lead an attack against Carthage

• Dido

Match the following

• adopted son of the most famous Scipio; sent to burn Carthage

• Quintus Fabius Maximus

• consul who led attack on the Carthaginians on Spain

• Hamilcar

• Hannibal's brother; slain at the battle of Metaurus

• Scipio Aemilianus

• dictator during second Punic War; used "cowardly" tactics

• Hasdrubal

• Carthaginian general who swore to have revenge against Rome after 1st Punic War

• Publius Cornelius Scipio

How was Carthage defeated in the Second Punic War

How was Rome finally able to defeat Carthage in the First Punic War

How did the First Punic War begin

What military tactic employs engaging the enemy in class attacks without meeting them in head-on battle