Marching from Macedonia after it became a Roman province, the Romans defeated which army at the Battle of Scarpheia?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Achaea
- Step 1: Marching from Macedonia, which had just been turned into a Roman province, the Romans defeated an Achaean army under Critolaos of Megalopolis at the Battle of Scarpheia. Answer: Achaea. Why not the others: "Macedonia" was a separate northern province encompassing Thessalonica, Philippi, and Thessaly; "Epirus" was administered initially with Macedonia before becoming an independent procuratorial province; "Creta et Cyrenaica" was a combined Mediterranean province uniting the island of Crete with Cyrenaica in Libya.
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