Roman Captains I

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1. How old was Publius Cornelius Scipio when he was given command of the Roman armies in Spain ? 22 25 34 43

2. Who was elected consul for 88 BC and then given command of the army to be sent against Mithridates the King of Pontus who had occupied Asia and Greece? Lucius Cornelius Sulla Lucius Licinius Lucullus Quintus Sertorius Gnaeus Pompeius

3. Consul three times, this general defeated the Samnites at the battle of Aquilona in 293 BC, crushed the Gallic Senones in 284 BC and drove King Pyrrhus from Italy at the battle of Beneventum in 275 BC. Marcus Manlius Torquatus Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus Manius Curius Dentatus Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus

4. What town was the home of Gaius Marius, victor over Jugurtha of Numidia, the Germanic Cimbri and Teutones, and seven times consul? Liternum Fidenae Arpinum Tusculum

5. Publius Cornelius Scipio the younger, conquered two cities that had defied the power of Rome for decades, what were the cities Scipio conquered in 146 and 133 BCE? Carthage and Numantia Carthago Nova and Carthage Carthage and Corinth Corinth and Sparta

6. The first Roman to triumph for a naval victory, this commander defeated the Carthaginian fleet at the battle of Mylae in 260 BC. Quintus Arrius Appius Claudius Caudex Gaius Duilius Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Asina

7. Known as "Rome's Sword" this general was the last man to win the "spolia opima" for killing an enemy chieftain in single combat. He also foiled Hannibal at Nola in 216-215 BC, took Casilinum in 214, and besieged and conquered Syracuse in 213-212 BC. Titus Manlius Torquatus Marcus Claudius Marcellus Marcus Valerius Corvus Quintus Fabius Maximus Verucosus

8. Marcus Furius Camillus was one of Rome's greatest heroes. He conquered Veii and Falerii, and drove out the Gauls after they took Rome in 390BC. Which of the following is also true of Camillus? He was exiled from Rome and never returned He never held the consulship He was elected consul when well below the required age He was executed for engaging in a duel against orders

9. Lucius Aemilius Paulus defeated and captured King Perseus of Macedonia at the battle of Pydna in 168 BCE, and was infamous for the treacherous pillage and enslavement of Epirus. Paulus was the son of the consul killed at Cannae in 216, and his own son was also a great commander. What did that son accomplish? Conquered Carthage Defeated King Antiochus of Syria Conquered Corinth Conquered Gallia Narbonensis

10. Who defeated the Macedonians at the battle of Cynocephalae and king Nabis of Sparta in 197 BC? Titus Quinctius Flamininus Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus Marcus Fulvius Nobilior Gnaeus Manlius Vulso

11. Lucius Licinius Lucullus was Sulla's favorite subordinate. He served under him in the Social War, was his quaestor in 88 BC and was the only officer to support him in his march on Rome. Later he served Sulla as proquaestor, raising ships, auxiliaries and money in the cities of the East. After his consulship in 74 BC, Lucullus drove the irrepressible Mithridates from his kingdom, and defeated king Tigranes of Armenia. What less than "savory" reputation did Lucullus acquire after his retirement? He kept a harem of slave girls from Bithynia and Pontus He was an accomplished dancer He was an eminent gourmet He was suspected of murdering his wife

12. Three Romans of this name "devoted" their lives to the gods and sacrificed themselves for their country. The grandfather died in battle against the Latins at the battle of Veseris in 340BC, the father died as consul commanding the Roman army against the Samnites at the battle of Sentinium in 295 BC, and the son was killed fighting Pyrrhus at Asculum in 279 BC. Who was it? Maximus Decimus Meridus Quintus Fabius Maximus Publius Decius Mus Quintus Caecilius Metellus

13. Quintus Sertorius kept the Marian cause alive in Spain for years after it was destroyed in Italy, defeating Sulla's best generals including Metellus Pius and Pompey the Great. In the end he fell to an assassin's knife. Sertorius had a physical attribute that caused the Spanish to compare him to the great Hannibal, what was it? He had lost an eye He had black eyes He walked with a limp He had six fingers on his left hand

14. How long did it take for Pompey to clear the pirates from the Mediterranean? 30 days 40 days 50 days 60 days

15. What Gallic tribes' attempted migration triggered Gaius Julius Caesars' first intervention in Gaul? Biturges Arverni Helvetii Aedui