The campaigns of Hannibal arranged and critically consideredLongman, 1858 - 195 páginas |
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... turned , and lest Hannibal should reach Placentia before them , retreated in all haste on that city and encamped under its walls . Hannibal marching down the Po came in sight of the Roman camp two days after crossing the river , and ...
... turned , and lest Hannibal should reach Placentia before them , retreated in all haste on that city and encamped under its walls . Hannibal marching down the Po came in sight of the Roman camp two days after crossing the river , and ...
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... turned by the genius of Hamilcar , who was advanced to the command of the Carthaginian armies too late for that purpose . In consequence of their successes in that war , Hannibal calculated that the Romans , reposing in a haughty ...
... turned by the genius of Hamilcar , who was advanced to the command of the Carthaginian armies too late for that purpose . In consequence of their successes in that war , Hannibal calculated that the Romans , reposing in a haughty ...
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... turned his blind eye to the signal to retreat , would not open it until after he had gained a complete victory ; when he replied to the Senate that the gods themselves having solved their scruples and pronounced in his favour , it was ...
... turned his blind eye to the signal to retreat , would not open it until after he had gained a complete victory ; when he replied to the Senate that the gods themselves having solved their scruples and pronounced in his favour , it was ...
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... from the effects of hardship and ex- posure . Turning to his left , he at length reached firm ground near Fæsulæ , where his soldiers were repaid for their privations by the rich plunder of the valley of B.C. 217 . 57 SECOND CAMPAIGN .
... from the effects of hardship and ex- posure . Turning to his left , he at length reached firm ground near Fæsulæ , where his soldiers were repaid for their privations by the rich plunder of the valley of B.C. 217 . 57 SECOND CAMPAIGN .
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... turned suddenly to the left , crossed the Clavis , and climbing the hills which almost surround the Thrasymene Lake , descended to the north shore of that lake by the road * See Observation 3 . which leads to Perusia , with the apparent ...
... turned suddenly to the left , crossed the Clavis , and climbing the hills which almost surround the Thrasymene Lake , descended to the north shore of that lake by the road * See Observation 3 . which leads to Perusia , with the apparent ...
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African allies Apulia Ariminum arms attack battle Beneventum besieging Bruttium camp campaign Campania Cannæ Canusium Capua Carthage Carthaginian Carthaginian army Casilinum cavalry Cisalpine Gaul command consuls defeat defended DICTIONARY encamped enemy engaged English Etruria Fabius favour Flaminius flank force formed front Fulvius garrison Gaulish Gracchus Hannibal Hannibal's Hasdrubal Hastati heavy infantry History hope horse hostile Illustrations Italy legions light infantry light troops Lucania maniples Maps Marcellus MAUNDER'S miles military Minucius neighbourhood Nero nibal Nola Numidians Observation occupied officers operations oppose organise Perusia Placentia plain Plates Post 8vo prætor present Punic R. A. PROCTOR rear reinforce revised Rhone river Roman army Roman cavalry Roman infantry Rome Samnium Scipio Second Edition second Punic war Sempronius senate sent Servilius Sicily siege soldiers Spain Spaniards Square crown 8vo Suessula Tarentum Tifata tion town TREASURY Triarii Varro victorious vols Vulturnus winter Woodcuts
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