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Start of Punic Wars against Carthage
Contributed by: Irving
  • 1. When did the First Punic War start?
A) 264 BC
B) 200 BC
C) 500 BC
D) 100 AD
  • 2. Who were the main powers involved in the start of the Punic Wars?
A) Rome and Carthage
B) Egypt and Assyria
C) Greece and Persia
D) Romans and Gauls
  • 3. Which famous Carthaginian general led the Carthaginian forces during the Punic Wars?
A) Cleopatra
B) Hannibal
C) Alexander the Great
D) Julius Caesar
  • 4. Who emerged as the dominant naval power after the First Punic War?
A) Athens
B) Rome
C) Egypt
D) Carthage
  • 5. What tactics did Hannibal famously use during the Second Punic War?
A) Crossing the Alps with elephants
B) Launching a surprise attack on Rome
C) Building a navy
D) Surrendering to Rome
  • 6. Which battle marked the end of the Second Punic War?
A) Battle of Cannae
B) Battle of Trebia
C) Battle of Trasimene
D) Battle of Zama
  • 7. Who famously called for Carthage to be destroyed in the Third Punic War?
A) Cato the Elder
B) Julius Caesar
C) Hannibal
D) Scipio Africanus
  • 8. What year did the destruction of Carthage take place?
A) 100 BC
B) 500 AD
C) 146 BC
D) 0 AD
  • 9. Which war marked the end of Carthage as a significant power in the ancient Mediterranean world?
A) Pyrrhic War
B) Second Punic War
C) First Punic War
D) Third Punic War
  • 10. Why did the Third Punic War break out?
A) Carthage refused to submit to Roman rule
B) Carthage invaded Roman territories
C) Rome believed Carthage was rebuilding its power
D) Rome wanted revenge for the Second Punic War
  • 11. What tactic is Hannibal known for using in the Battle of Cannae?
A) Cavalry charge
B) Siege warfare
C) Double envelopment
D) Phalanx formation
  • 12. Who was the Roman general that won the Battle of Mylae during the First Punic War?
A) Julius Caesar
B) Hannibal
C) Scipio Africanus
D) Gaius Duilius
  • 13. Which Roman province was established after the defeat of Carthage in the Third Punic War?
A) Africa
B) Britain
C) Gaul
D) Hispania
  • 14. Which Roman consul invaded North Africa and defeated the Carthaginian forces during the Third Punic War?
A) Lucius Aemilius Paullus
B) Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus
C) Marcus Licinius Crassus
D) Gaius Marius
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