Roman Republic Multiple Choice

1. Who overthrew the last king of Rome and became the first consul?

2. What was the title given to the man who became the sole leader of the Republic in times of desperate need?

3. Which Gallic chieftain sacked Rome but was defeated by Camillus?

4. Who was the king of Epirus who won highly costly victories against Rome?

5. Which general led the Carthaginians against the Romans in the First Punic War?

6. What mountain range did Carthaginian troops famously cross with war elephants?

7. What was the worst defeat the Romans suffered during the Second Punic War?

8. Who is remembered as the Sword of Rome, one of only three men in history to achieve spolia opima?

9. Who is remembered as the Shield of Rome, for his cautious strategy of wearing down the Carthaginians without risking pitched battle?

10. What Roman general invaded Africa, defeated the Carthaginians, and ended the Second Punic War?

11. Who was the Roman senator and orator who repeatedly declared "Carthago delenda est," or "Carthage must be destroyed."

12. What Roman general invaded Africa and besieged Carthage in the Third Punic War?

13. Who was the king of Pontus who fought the Romans and micro-dosed himself with poisons to build immunity and avoid assassination?

14. What were the names of the Gracchi brothers, pro-plebian land reformers who were eventually killed by the patrician elite?

15. Who won the Social War and installed himself as dictator of Rome with no term limit?

16. Who crushed the Spartacus uprising of the Third Servile War?

17. What Gallic chieftain did Julius Caesar defeat at the Battle of Alessia, ending the Gallic Wars?

18. What Roman general did Caesar face off against in the Civil War?

19. What was the final battle of Julius Caesar's Civil War?

20. Whom did Julius Caesar defeat when he said "Veni, vidi, vici," or "I came, I saw, I conquered."