A) 281–272 BC B) 281–275 BC C) 285–279 BC D) 275–270 BC
A) A Samnite general B) Hannibal C) Pyrrhus of Epirus D) A Roman consul
A) The Peloponnese and Latium B) Magna Graecia and Sicily C) Carthage and Spain D) Epirus and Greece
A) Carthage B) Tarentum C) Thurii D) Etruria
A) A demand for gold from Tarentum B) An unprovoked invasion of Epirus C) The expansion of the Carthaginian Empire D) Conflict between Thurii and a Samnite-led alliance
A) To declare war on Carthage B) Because the fleet was carrying stolen goods C) To prevent a blockade of Sicily D) It violated a previous treaty
A) Autumn of 279 BC B) Winter of 281/80 BC C) Spring of 281 BC D) Summer of 280 BC
A) Asculum B) Argos C) Heraclea D) Beneventum
A) Rome won decisively B) It was a peaceful negotiation C) Pyrrhus surrendered immediately D) Pyrrhus won but suffered heavy losses
A) Another such victory and we are lost! B) I came, I saw, I conquered! C) Victory at any cost! D) Rome will never surrender!
A) Lack of manpower B) Lack of money C) Weakness at sea D) A broken treaty
A) Thurii B) Asculum C) Heraclea D) Beneventum
A) 272 BC B) 281 BC C) 275 BC D) 270 BC
A) He was killed while campaigning in the Peloponnese B) He was executed by the Romans C) He died of natural causes in Epirus D) He was lost at sea
A) It ended the Samnite threat forever B) It unified all of Greece under Roman rule C) Rome emerged as a major Mediterranean power D) It forced Carthage to sign a peace treaty
A) Carthaginians B) Samnites C) Epirotes D) Spartans |