The campaigns of Hannibal arranged and critically consideredLongman, 1858 - 195 páginas |
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... winter - quarters of the troops , that their useful labours might not re- ceive any interruption from the most tempestuous wea- ther ; and it was carefully observed that the arms destined to this imitation of war should be of double the ...
... winter - quarters of the troops , that their useful labours might not re- ceive any interruption from the most tempestuous wea- ther ; and it was carefully observed that the arms destined to this imitation of war should be of double the ...
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... winter snows had already fallen ; and the climate of the country being far more severe than at present , owing to the dense forests which at that time . covered the face of Germany , Hannibal's southern sol- diers must have been in ...
... winter snows had already fallen ; and the climate of the country being far more severe than at present , owing to the dense forests which at that time . covered the face of Germany , Hannibal's southern sol- diers must have been in ...
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... winter navigation instead of embarking at Lilybæum and sailing to Ariminum , the troops marched through Sicily to Messana , there crossed the straits , and proceeded through the whole length of Italy by Ariminum to the scene of conflict ...
... winter navigation instead of embarking at Lilybæum and sailing to Ariminum , the troops marched through Sicily to Messana , there crossed the straits , and proceeded through the whole length of Italy by Ariminum to the scene of conflict ...
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... winter , bitterly cold , and the stream ran breast high . It is said the Romans had not broken their fast , and thus wet , ex- hausted , and half - frozen , Sempronius after crossing formed his troops in order of battle with the river ...
... winter , bitterly cold , and the stream ran breast high . It is said the Romans had not broken their fast , and thus wet , ex- hausted , and half - frozen , Sempronius after crossing formed his troops in order of battle with the river ...
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... winter - quarters in the neighbourhood of Lucca . * By this measure they hoped to cover both the roads which led ... winter in Gaul . Polybius relates how Hannibal , distrusting the innate treachery and fickleness of the inhabitants ...
... winter - quarters in the neighbourhood of Lucca . * By this measure they hoped to cover both the roads which led ... winter in Gaul . Polybius relates how Hannibal , distrusting the innate treachery and fickleness of the inhabitants ...
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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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