A) Spring 217 BC
B) December 218 BC
C) Late November 218 BC
D) Early 218 BC

A) Julius Caesar
B) Tiberius Longus
C) Publius Cornelius Scipio
D) Hannibal

A) In southern Italy
B) On the banks of the Trebia
C) In central Spain
D) On the right bank of the river Ticinus

A) 3,600
B) 5,000
C) 10,000
D) 6,000

A) 5,000
B) 2,000
C) 3,600
D) 6,000

A) Numidian cavalry
B) Iberian cavalry
C) Gallic tribesmen
D) Libyan infantry

A) His brother
B) His 16-year-old son
C) Tiberius Longus
D) A Gallic chieftain

A) They fled back through the ranks of their cavalry
B) They defeated the Numidian cavalry
C) They retreated across the Po river
D) They remained in a defensive formation

A) Heavy casualties and a retreat
B) Capture of Hannibal
C) A decisive victory
D) A peaceful negotiation

A) Battle of Metaurus
B) Battle of Cannae
C) Battle of Zama
D) Battle of the Trebia

A) Roman prisoners
B) Libyan settlers
C) Iberian mercenaries
D) Local Gauls

A) 12 years
B) 20 years
C) 1 year
D) 5 years

A) An invasion of North Africa by Rome
B) The assassination of a Carthaginian official
C) Perceived infringements of Roman prerogatives in Iberia
D) A disagreement over the river Ticinus

A) Broke camp and retreated over the Ticinus
B) Marched to the Trebia
C) Surrendered to Hannibal
D) Launched a counter-attack

A) Charged directly into the centre
B) Swept round both ends of the line of battle
C) Used archery from a distance
D) Fled to draw the Romans out