
In the Rome: Total War single player demo, play as Hannibal at the historical battle of Trebia.
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1. Which of the following is NOT a Total War game?
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The Crusades. Vikings Invasion was an add-on to Medieval: Total
War and Mongol Invasion was an add-on to Shogun: Total War.
2. What was also known as “Hannibal’s War?”
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The Second Punic War. Hannibal’s father, Hamiclar fought in the
First Punic War, the Tarentine Wars were known for the “Pyrrhic Victories”
of Pyrrhus of Epirus, the Diadochi Wars were the succession wars following
the death of Alexander the Great, and the Third Punic War saw the utter
destruction of Carthage.
3. A sarissa is
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A sarissa is the name of the long spear used by phalanx troops.
The Macedonians carried one that was 12-14 feet long.
4. Which of the following is NOT a faction in Rome: Total War?
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The Huns. Rome: Total War covers a period up to the formation of
the Empire and does not extend to the fall.
5. What is the name of The History Channel program featuring battles
reconstructed using Rome: Total War?
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Decisive Battles. Time Commanders was a BBC series that also
used the game engine.
6. Which of the following was NOT a Roman formation in the early Roman
Legion?
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Cohorts. Cohorts were introduced by the reforms of Marius, a
consul during the late Republic. The legion prior to this typically featured
loose skirmishers (velites), followed by the hastatii, principes, and
triarii in a checker-board formation called “maniples.”
7. Which of the following battles doesn’t belong?
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Zama. The battles of Trebbia River, Cannae, Nola, and Lake
Trasimene all took place in Italy; Zama took place in North Africa.
8. Which of the following battles doesn’t belong?
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Munda, Thapsus, Pharsalus, Dyrrachium were all part of the Wars
of the First Triumvirate featuring Julius Caesar. Octavian defeated Marc
Antony and Cleopatra at Actium in the decisive action of the Wars of the
Second Triumvirate.
9. The Carthaginians were ethnic
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Phoenicians. Carthage was the largest of the colonies
established when the “sea people” were forced from their homeland around
present-day Lebanon.
10. Which of the following doesn’t belong?
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The scutum was a shield, the rest were spear-like weapons.
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