Cato the Elder... Question 28 options: wrote an agricultural treatise, including

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Cato the Elder...

Question 28 options:

wrote an agricultural treatise, including an encomium on cabbage.

had a burning desire to see Carthage destroyed.

was a grumpy old man.

All of the above.

Fabius Maximus Cunctator's strategy was to...

run away and hide in Gaul until Hannibal left.

harass Hannibal with guerrilla tactics until he could form a better plan.

send wave after wave of men after the enemy.

fortify in Rome until help came from Greece.

Rome suffered its most devastating loss at...

Question 27 options:

Cannae

Agrigentum

Thermopylae

Beneventum

wrote an agricultural treatise, including an encomium on cabbage.

had a burning desire to see Carthage destroyed.

was a grumpy old man.

All of the above.

Fabius Maximus Cunctator's strategy was to...

Question 26 options:

run away and hide in Gaul until Hannibal left.

harass Hannibal with guerrilla tactics until he could form a better plan.

send wave after wave of men after the enemy.

fortify in Rome until help came from Greece.

Rome suffered its most devastating loss at...

Question 27 options:

Cannae

Agrigentum

Thermopylae

Beneventum

Explanation / Answer

Question 28:

Answer:had a burning desire to see Carthage destroyed.

Explanation: Cato the elder had once quoted “Furthermore, I am of the opinion that Carthage should be destroyed”

Question 26:

Answer:harass Hannibal with guerrilla tactics until he could form a better plan.

Explanation:"Cunctator' translated as 'the delayer' refers to the tactics/strategy applied by Fabius against Hannibal

Question 27:

Answer:Cannae

Explanation:  

In 216 B.C., Hannibal inflicted perhaps the most devastating defeat ever on an army in military history, annhilating 8 legions, the largest Rome ever pitted on the field, within few hours. His classic double-envelopment resulted in the destruction of 80% of a total Roman force of over 90,000 foot and horse. Cannae would enter military textbooks as the model of a perfect battle of annihilation, and never again would an army rely solely on superior numbers of infantry. Cannae was not only one of the bloodiest battles of ancient times, it was one of the bloodiests battles of all time. Around 70,000 Romans and a few thousand Carthaginians were killed in a few hours of fighting. There are few instances in history were such a one-sided battle has so many men been killed. And it was all thanks to Hannibal's genius.

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