The campaigns of Hannibal arranged and critically consideredLongman, 1858 - 195 páginas |
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Página 19
... attempt at mutiny , was ever known in his camp ; and , finally , after fifteen years of Italian warfare , his men followed their old leader to Zama , with no fear , and little hope ; ' and there on that disastrous field stood firm ...
... attempt at mutiny , was ever known in his camp ; and , finally , after fifteen years of Italian warfare , his men followed their old leader to Zama , with no fear , and little hope ; ' and there on that disastrous field stood firm ...
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... attempt the passage of such a river as the Ticinus in the face of the Romans , retraced his steps up the northern bank of the Po until he found a convenient place , where he trans- ported his army to the southern bank by means of the ...
... attempt the passage of such a river as the Ticinus in the face of the Romans , retraced his steps up the northern bank of the Po until he found a convenient place , where he trans- ported his army to the southern bank by means of the ...
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... attempt at its relief than the remonstrance of an envoy . Hence also the time that was lost to Rome , and gained by Hannibal for his preparations , in sending ambassadors to Carthage to demand an explanation after the fall of Saguntum ...
... attempt at its relief than the remonstrance of an envoy . Hence also the time that was lost to Rome , and gained by Hannibal for his preparations , in sending ambassadors to Carthage to demand an explanation after the fall of Saguntum ...
Página 44
... . He saw that all depended on the initiative , and that , if he could once gain a footing in Italy , as it were by surprise , he might afford to disregard any diversion his enemies might attempt to 44 CHAP . I. CAMPAIGNS OF HANNIBAL .
... . He saw that all depended on the initiative , and that , if he could once gain a footing in Italy , as it were by surprise , he might afford to disregard any diversion his enemies might attempt to 44 CHAP . I. CAMPAIGNS OF HANNIBAL .
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... attempt at mutiny was ever known in his camp . " The explanation is as follows : - in the march to the Pyrenees , about 3000 Spaniards , frightened by the perils of the enterprise , deserted . Hannibal , sensible of the impolicy of ...
... attempt at mutiny was ever known in his camp . " The explanation is as follows : - in the march to the Pyrenees , about 3000 Spaniards , frightened by the perils of the enterprise , deserted . Hannibal , sensible of the impolicy of ...
Términos y frases comunes
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