Scipio "the Younger"/"Africanus" (master of Africa), consul, general, lost the Battle of Cannae, defeated Hannibal's brother in Iberia, etc.
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What happened at the Battle of Zama? Tell us three facts about it.
In 202 BC, Scipio the Younger defeated Hannibal by turning his war elephants against him, ending the Second Punic War and becoming "Scipio Africanus."
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What was the Fabian Strategy?
Tactics/strategy of avoiding decisive/pitched battles in favor of skirmishes, harassment, attrition, even scorched earth.
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What happened to Carthage after the Second Punic War?
Lost territory & navy, forced to pay indemnity, became a powerless vassal, etc.
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Choose one: (1) What was the significance of the Battle of Cynoscephalae (197 BCE)? or; (2) What was the significance of Flaminius' proclamation at the Isthmian Games?
Wow, you really know your stuff! / Sorry, we were looking for...
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Who was Philip V? Tell us two facts about him.
Ruler of Macedon from Antigonid dynasty, allied with Carthage+Hannibal during Second Punic War, fought against and lost to Rome in the Second Macedonian War.
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What was the most interesting thing you learned today? Why? What do you want to learn more about?
Cool, thanks for sharing! / Wow, do you really not know?
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What was Rome's casus belli for invading Macedon in the Second Macedonian War?
"To keep the other Greek city-states safe and free from the tyrant Philip V of Macedon."
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What language is "casus belli"? What does it mean?
It's Latin for "cause for war." (or: reason, excuse, pretext, etc.)
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What does it mean to "rest on your laurels"? Where does this expression come from?