The Young Carthaginian 9
Study Guide Questions for Ch. 9 “The Siege of Saguntum”
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Grammar Questions: (The Information of the Text)
What would attacking Saguntum mean for Carthage and Rome?
What was “Hannibal himself” always doing with his troops?
What was “a great disappointment” to Hannibal?
Describe the various things which the Carthaginians constructed in order to defeat Saguntum.
What surprise met the Carthaginians after they finally breached the wall of Saguntum?
What was the reason why Rome wanted to “postpone the struggle with Carthage”?
What were the conditions of surrender at Saguntum?
What happened instead of Saguntines surrendering?
What did Hannibal do during the winter months?
What moved Hannibal’s mercenary soldiers to fight for Carthage so faithfully?
Logic Questions: (Interpreting, Comparing/Contrasting, Reasoning)
What was it about the city of Saguntum which made it so difficult to conquer?
Why does G. A. Henty refer to the French siege of Saguntum which occurred much later in history? What is his purpose in this?
Why did “many of the principal senators” kill themselves when they could have lived on elsewhere?
Rhetoric Questions: (The Analysis of Ideas in the Text)
Was hannibal right to put to death the men of the city of Saguntum after they were defeated? Why or why not?
What does it mean to be a good leader? What principles of leadership can we learn from looking to Hannibal? Is there anything you would critique about his leadership? Explain your answer.
Theological Analysis: (Sola Scriptura)
Read John 13:1-20. How can we relate the leadership of Hannibal with his soldiers to the leadership of Jesus and his disciples?