CIVILIZATION
ROMAN
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Question
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I surprised everyone when I led troops over the Italian Alps to fight in the Punic Wars. Who am I?
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Julius
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Octavia
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Constantine
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Hannibal
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Later that year, Hannibal surprised the Romans by marching his army overland from Iberia, through Gaul and over the Alps to Cisalpine Gaul (modern northern Italy).
Detailed explanation-2: -Hannibal knew enough about the Alps to know in particular that the descent was steeper than the ascent into the Alps. This was one of the reasons he wanted to have allies into whose territory he could march.
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