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Hellenistic Period Quiz

Name these events, people and locations that existed during the Hellenistic Period
Questions all occurred during the Hellenistic Period (323 - 31 BC)
Not all questions directly concern Hellenistic states
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Last updated: June 26, 2018
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Event that is generally accepted to be the start of this period
Death of Alexander the Great
Last Greek kingdom to fall ending this period
Ptolemaic
The child who swore to be the scourge of the Roman Republic
Hannibal Barca
Roman senator known for ending all speeches with the remark, "Furthermore I consider that Carthage must be destroyed"
Cato the Elder
Volatile Hellenistic kingdom annexed by Rome in 63BC
Seleucid
A type of costly victory named after a general
Pyrrhic
An ancient galley with three banks of oars
Trireme
Location believed to mark 'the end of the world' known today as the ‘Straight of Gibraltar’
Pillars of Hercules
Greek mathematician known as the ‘father of geometry’
Euclid
People that predominantly inhabited Iberia before its subsequent conquest by Carthage and Rome
Iberians
Full name of the Roman general known for his victory at Zama
Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Numantinus
Syracusan physicist/mathematician accidently killed during the cities invasion
Archimedes
Last ancient great wonder to be constructed
Pharos lighthouse at Alexandria
Only battle featured in Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy's book, "The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo" to occur during this period
Metaurus
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Fiflosophia
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Level 28
Jun 2, 2024
Cool quiz, but there's a mistake. Scipio Aemilianus isn't the same Scipio who beat Hannibal at Zama, that's Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus. Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Numantinius was his nephew, he conquered the Iberians during the Numantine War.

Also you should add more possible answers for the ''Last ancient great wonder'', I tried both Pharos of Alexandria and Lighthouse of Alexandria and none worked. I think Pharos lighthouse at Alexandria is rather unintuitive.

And damn, the battle of the Metaurus, really? Never would have guessed it. I get how pivotal it was during the war, but I think there are far more important battles to talk about in a book named ''The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World" lol

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