Ancient Rome /Quiz 20

Based on the writings of Polybius:

Write C for Carthage or R for Rome

superior in the establishment and discipline of armies

• R

• C

Based on the writings of Polybius:

Write C for Carthage or R for Rome

employed foreign mercenaries

• R

• C

Based on the writings of Polybius:

Write C for Carthage or R for Rome

had great difficultly repaired their armies

• R

• C

Based on the writings of Polybius:

Write C for Carthage or R for Rome

had greater ardor and persistence because they were fighting for their country

• R

• C

Hannibal led his soldiers and war elephants across the Alps in an effort to make a surprise attack on Rome.

• First Punic War

• Second Punic War

• Third Punic War

When Carthage fought one of Rome's allies, Rome declared war on Carthage.

• First Punic War

• Second Punic War

• Third Punic War

Rome defeated the Carthaginian navy and gained control of Sicily after the Romans developed a ship that could drop a plank with a spiked tip.

• First Punic War

• Second Punic War

• Third Punic War

What was used to promote trade, exchange cultural ideas, and spread the gospel?

What three men made up the Triumvirate?

• Crassus

• Pompey

• Julius Caesar

• Hannibal

• Sulla

On whose birth is the Gregorian calendar based?