Hannibal, Scipio, and Roman Expansion

Vocabulary flashcards focusing on key figures, dates, and locations from the conflict between Hannibal and Scipio, as well as Roman expansion in Greece.

Hannibal

The Carthaginian general who returned to Africa after living in Spain and Italy, leading Carthage's forces against Scipio despite having a vastly reduced army.

Scipio

The Roman general who mastered Hannibal's art of war, played for time during pre-battle talks, and rendered Hannibal's battle elephants obsolete at Zama.

Carthaginian Council

The governing council of Carthage that was on the brink of surrendering to Scipio, but changed their minds and urged Hannibal to fight upon his return.

Plains Of Zama

The battlefield where Hannibal fought the new Roman army led by Scipio with a fresh supply of battle elephants.

Battle Elephants

Hannibal's tactical units at Zama that Scipio rendered obsolete by ordering his men to split into lanes so the beasts thundered harmlessly by.

Kenny

The past battle where Hannibal's veterans were deadly before being surrounded and slaughtered at Zama.

Philip the fifth of Macedon

The Macedonian leader who formed an alliance with Hannibal during the Second Punic War and surrendered to Rome in 197 BCE.

197 BCE

The year Philip the fifth of Macedon surrendered to Rome.

Antiochus the third

The ruler invited by a warring Greek faction to assist them against Rome, who was eventually forced to retreat across the Aegean Sea into Asia Minor.

146 BCE

The year Rome sacked the city of Corinth to crush the last Greek rebellions, as well as the year the Third Punic War ended.

149 BCE

The year the Third Punic War began, which lasted for three years until 146 BCE.

City of Corinth

The Greek city sacked by Rome in 146 BCE, putting down the last of the Greek rebellions.

Third Punic War

A three-year conflict from 149 BCE to 146 BCE initiated by Rome to eliminate its long-standing enemy once and for all.