Latin I
Chapter 24
History II: The First and Second Punic Wars
1. What island lay between Carthage and Rome?
2. What was Carthage’s strongest military asset?
3. Why were the wars against Carthage called the Punic Wars?
4. What were the dates of the First Punic War?
5. What were corvī? How did they help the Romans in the First Punic War?
6. Who was the son of Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca?
7. What oath did this nine-year-old swear before his father?
8. How old was this boy when his father died?
9. What were the dates of the Second Punic War?
10. From where did Hannibal start his invasion?
11. What mountain range did Hannibal cross to enter Italy?
12. Besides cavalry and infantry, what did Hannibal bring across the mountains?
13. What were two sites of at which Hannibal dealt the Romans devastating defeats?
14. What part of Hannibal’s plan did not occur?
15. How long did Hannibal run free on Italian soil?
16. Who was the Roman commander who eventually moved the fight back onto African
soil?
17. What is significant about this Roman general’s nōmen?
18. Where was the final battle of the Second Punic War?