How many brothers did Hannibal have?
3
6
8
4
Hamilcar Barca conquered Spain and served as a Carthaginian general.
Where was Polybius born?
Carthage
Megalopolis
Rome
When was Hannibal born and when did he die?
245 - 207 BCE
247 - 182 BCE
How was Carthage founded?
Carthage was created by the Phoenicians in 814/3 BCE
Carthage was founded by Queen Elissa of Tyre when she ran from her brother who killed her husband. She set up Carthage as a free city.
When was the first Punic War?
264 - 241 BCE
218 - 206 BCE
Why did the 2nd Punic War start?
Rome was going to attack Carthage's allies Greece and so Carthage wanted revenge.
Hannibal was going to attack Rome's ally Saguntum, but the Roman's wanted Hannibal arrested, Carthage refused so Rome declared war.
Scipio conquered Iberia in 206 BCE.
In his writing Polybius was trying to prove that the Romans were very weak.
Saguntum was Carthage's ally.
