The Punic Wars Quiz

Can you answer these questions about the Punic Wars?

Each column focuses on one of the Punic Wars

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First Punic War	Answer
Name the Roman Consul that led the Roman expedition into North Africa	Marcus Atilius Regulus/Lucius Manlius Vulso Longus
Contraption that the Romans added to their ships in order to make boarding possible	Corvus
Carthaginian general who led a successful guerilla campaign on the island of Sicily	Hamilcar Barca
Island that was ceded to Rome after the First Punic War	Sicily
Name of the rebellion that broke out in Carthage following their defeat in the First Punic War	Mercenary War

Second Punic War	Answer
Battle in which the Roman army was encircled and annihilated despite outnumbering the enemy	Battle of Cannae
The legendary Carthaginian general that defeated the Romans at the battle mentioned above and crossed the alps with elephants	Hannibal Barca
Roman general who defeated the general mentioned above in the Battle of Zama and helped Rome win the Second Punic War	Scipio Africanus
Region the Romans annexed from Carthage following the Second Punic War	Carthaginian Iberia

Third Punic War & Aftermath	Answer
Battle the Romans used as a pretext to invade Carthage in the Third Punic War	Battle of Oroscopa
Main Carthaginian general in the Third Punic War	Hasdrubal
Roman name given to the conquered territories of Carthage in the Third Punic War	Africa
Roman General that would rebuild the city of Carthage around one century after its destruction	Julius Caesar
In which country would the city of Carthage be in today?	Tunisia