#RA-2996Read AloudCore & AcademicEasy
The Roman State
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Prep: 30-40 Seconds
The Roman state was tested almost to destruction by the defeat at Cannae by the Carthaginians led by Hannibal - and according to the historian Polybius, it was only what he called the "peculiar virtues' of the Roman constitution that allowed it to survive this crisis.
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Scored Enabling Skills
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Timing Standard
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