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