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2ndWarLeader
10. Rome's 2nd war against this Mediterranean rival took place from 218-202 BC, and the man on the coin above was the enemy leader a) What was his name......... ? b)What unusual mammals were included in his army crossing the Alps towards Rome........
Date: 02/25/2007
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Rep_veryearly_ARDen
11. From 211 BCE onwards, the Roman Republic minted silver coins, quite often but by no means always, with the personification of Roma on the obverse. a) What were they called? b) Who is depicted on the reverse of this coin? (you may use the 1 word f
Date: 02/25/2007
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Pydna168BCE
12. In 168 BCE, the Romans defeated the Macedonians at the battle of Pydna, in this later Republican coin, the defeated Macedonian King is shown with his two sons. What was this King's name?
Date: 02/25/2007
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AncImpGoddesswHorse
13. a)When Cato declared "Cartago delenda est", which Roman general actually destroyed this enemy city in 146 BCE? b) What was the name of the city's local goddess shown on this beautiful coin?
Date: 02/25/2007
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Cornelia
14. a) This famous Roman matron, Cornelia, was the mother of the 2 Brothers .........? They were immensely popular amongst the ordinary people for whose rights they campaigned. Her sons were elected Tribune in 133 BCE and 123 BCE respectively, though
Date: 02/27/2007
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ConsulGeneralfromArpinum
15. Gaius Marius - this famous general, originally from an ordinary family in Arpinum, saved Rome by defeating the invading Teutones in 102 BCE and the Cimbri in 101 BCE, and married into the Julian family. How many times was he Consul?
Date: 02/25/2007
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91-88BCERomevAllies
16. Between 91 - 88 BCE, the grievances of their Italian allies against the Romans, had escalated into war. At first the Romans suffered some defeats, but gradually the tide began to turn as the Romans made some of the necessary concessions, such as the e
Date: 02/28/2007
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TriumphantQuadriga82BCE
17. This impoverished and dissolute nobleman,shown on this coin celebrating a triumph, at first allied with Gaius Marius, later fought a civil war against him, and ended up Dictator of Rome in 82 BCE. What was his name?
Date: 02/26/2007
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called_TheGreat
18. This victorius general was known as "the Great". He later formed the 1st Triumvirate with Crassus and Julius Caesar... who was he?
Date: 02/26/2007
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Map_Carrhae
19. Which Roman enemy defeated and killed Crassus at the battle of Carrhae in 53 BCE ?
Date: 02/26/2007
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