Between the First and Second Punic War

What are the names of the two Roman families that were arguing about which way Rome should expand?

• Publius and Regulus

• Fabii and Claudii

• Celtics and Fabii

• Scipio and Claudii

Which group of mercenaries took over Messana, which lead to the beginning of the first Punic War

• The Mamertines

• Xanthippus

• Syracuse

• The Gauls

Which navy battle did the Romans win in 260 BCE thanks to the invention of the corvus?

• Battle of Agrigentum

• Battle of Mylae

• Battle of the Lipari Islands

• Battle of Ecnomus

What was the name of the Greek general that was hired by the Carthaginians and beat the Romans at the Battle of the Bagradas River?

• Alexander

• Zanzibar

• Hamilcar

• Xanthippus

What year was the Treaty of Lutatius signed, marking the end of the first punic War?

• 264 BCE

• 256 BCE

• 241 BCE

• 236 BCE

Which was one of Rome's big mistakes during the first Punic War?

• Regulus had the chance to get Carthage out of the war, but he made is demands too strict.

• The Romans lost their entire fleet to a storm

• Claudius Pulcher ignored the sacred chickens

• All of the above

Which group of people tried to rebel against Rome in 236 BCE, but failed?

• The Gauls

• Illyria

• Carthage

• Samnites

After the first Punic War Carthage...

• Hired a greek general named Xanthippus

• Fought against Syracuse to take Sicily

• Didn't pay their mercenaries and then had to fight them.

• Had no problems

Why did the Roman historians suggest that Teuta killed the two Romans that visited her in 230 BCE

• They wanted to attack Carthage

• They were sexist and did not like women leaders

• They wanted an excuse to go to war in Illyria

• She definitely killed them

Who did the Romans make a treaty with in 230 BCE?

• Carthage

• Illyria

• Macedonia

• The Greek City States