Question 1
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Match the birth of the following cities from the oldest to the recent one into their centuries in question: a) Carthage
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half VIII century
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XIV-XIII century
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end IX century
Question 2
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Match the birth of the following cities from the oldest to the recent one into their centuries in question: Rome
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half VIII century
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XIV-XIII century
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end IX century
Question 3
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Match the birth of the following cities from the oldest to the recent one into their centuries in question: Barumini
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half VIII century
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XIV-XIII century
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end IX century
Question 4
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What was the name of the stadium in which Cagliari played and won its first championship (scudetto)?
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Sardegna Arena
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Amsicora
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Sant'Elia
Question 5
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Who wrote a poem of a badly ended love story that was at the origin of the conflict between Carthaginians and Romans?
Question 6
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Who were the two actors of this story?
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Aeneas and Dido
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Elena and Paride
Question 7
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Cato the Censor, famous for the fight against the moral and political corruption in Rome, insistently said: "Carthago delenda est" - "Carthage must be destroyed" - . This happened in the 3rd Punic War under Scipio Emiliano, don’t confuse with Scipio the African!!. In what year?
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241 B.C.
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202 B.C.
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146 A.D.
Question 8
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Which Roman leader won in Zama in the 2nd Punic War?
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Pompey
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Caesar
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Scipio the African
Question 9
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Which city was founded first?
Question 10
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In that period in Sardinia, were there already the nuraghi?
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Yes, there were.
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No, there weren't.
Question 11
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What was the name of Amsicora's son, defeated a first time in Cornus, near Cuglieri and then died near Decimomannu in the battle against the Romans?
Question 12
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In what current state was Carthage?
Question 13
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Near which current city?
Question 14
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In the three Punic wars, which was the one in which the Romans were closer to defeat?
Question 15
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Who was the leather of Carthaginians?
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Pyrrhus
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Asdrubale
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Hannibal
Question 16
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What was forbidden to plant in the Campidanese plain under the Carthaginians?
Question 17
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What was the penalty for those who disobeyed?
Question 18
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The city of Carthage, destroyed by the Romans and sprinkled with salt, was rebuilt for another time. In what century A.D. and following which conquest was definitively abandoned? When was it definitively abandoned?
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V century A.D. - The Vandals
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VI century A.D. - The Byzantines
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VII century A.D.; The Arabs.
Question 19
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What was the name of the Sardinian who led the insurrection against Rome during the Second Punic War?
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Annibale
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Asdrubale
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Amsicora
Question 20
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Amsicora was a Sardinian Punic who led the Sardinian uprising against the Romans during the Second Punic War. Near which town took place the battle in which he was defeated?
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Decimomannu
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Quartu S. Elena
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Sestu
Question 21
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Who was more aggressive towards the Sardinians? the Phoenicians or the Carthaginians?
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the Phoenicians
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the Carthaginians
Question 22
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In what century did the Carthaginians definitively replace the Phoenicians?
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IX century B.C.
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VI century B.C.
Question 23
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Which technical device did the Romans manage to overcome the Carthaginian naval superiority?
Question 24
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Who was the queen that founded Carthage?
Question 25
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Which Phoenician town did she come from?