Hint | Year | Answer | % Correct |
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A Roman army led by both Consuls is crushingly defeated by Hannibal in what is considered one of the greatest tactical masterpieces in history. | 216 BC | The Battle of Cannae | 100%
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Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal in the decisive battle of the Second Punic War. | 202 BC | The Battle of Zama | 78%
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Julius Caesar defeats Vercingetorix in a siege even though his forces are heavily outnumbered and surrounded on all sides. | 52 BC | The Battle of Alesia | 67%
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Parthian cavalry defeat a numerically superior Roman Army and kills Crassus, the richest man in the Roman Republic. | 53 BC | The Battle of Carrhae | 67%
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Arminius defeats Publius Quinctilius Varus and destroys three Roman Legions in an ambush. | 9 AD | The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest | 67%
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A Roman army led by Titus defeats a Judean revolt in a siege and destroys the city's temple. | 70 AD | The Siege of Jerusalem | 67%
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Mark Antony and Cleopatra are defeated in a naval battle by Octavian's fleet. Following his victory, Octavian became the first Roman emperor. | 31 BC | The Battle of Actium | 56%
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Caesar defeats Pompey, causing the latter to flee to Egypt where he is then killed. | 48 BC | The Battle of Pharsalus | 56%
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Roman general Flavius Aetius along with the Visigoths defeat Atilla the Hun in Gaul, although the outcome of this battle is disputed. | 451 AD | Battle of the Catalaunian Plains | 44%
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Mark Antony defeats Brutus in battle. Brutus commits suicide instead of being captured by the forces of the Triumvirate. | 42 BC | The Battle of Philippi | 44%
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Constantine the Great defeats Maxentius after reportedly seeing a vision the night before from God. | 312 AD | The Battle of the Milvian Bridge | 33%
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Titus Flamininus defeats Philip V of Macedon in the final battle of the Second Macedonian war. During this battle, Roman legionaries were able to defeat a Macedonian phalanx. | 197 BC | The Battle of Cynoscephalae | 22%
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Pyrrhus of Epirus defeats the Romans in battle, but at a great cost, coining the term "Pyrrhic victory" | 279 BC | The Battle of Asculum | 0%
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A Roman fleet headed to Africa defeats a Carthaginian fleet in what is possibly the largest naval battle in history. | 256 BC | The Battle of Cape Ecnomus | 0%
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A army of the Roman Republic defeats the Latin League in battle and prevents Lucius Tarquinius Superbus from reclaiming the Roman kingship. | 496 BC | The Battle of Lake Regillus | 0%
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Rome defeats Carthage during this battle, which is the first battle of the Punic Wars. | 264 BC | The Battle of Messana | 0%
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