The campaigns of Hannibal arranged and critically consideredLongman, 1858 - 195 páginas |
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... Campania from Philip king of Macedon , to conclude an alliance offensive and defensive and to arrange the landing of a Macedonian army in Italy . He was in hopes of obtaining possession of Tarentum , where the popular party had been in ...
... Campania from Philip king of Macedon , to conclude an alliance offensive and defensive and to arrange the landing of a Macedonian army in Italy . He was in hopes of obtaining possession of Tarentum , where the popular party had been in ...
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... Campania to winter in Apulia . This proceeding has the appearance of leaving Capua to the mercy of the Roman armies . But Capua was the second city of Italy , capable it is said of maintaining a force of 34,000 men . Its garrison and ...
... Campania to winter in Apulia . This proceeding has the appearance of leaving Capua to the mercy of the Roman armies . But Capua was the second city of Italy , capable it is said of maintaining a force of 34,000 men . Its garrison and ...
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... Campania , and to make that province the base of his operations against Rome . For this purpose , it was necessary to deprive the Romans of a point d'appui such as Nola afforded them , and to reduce the seaport towns of Cuma and ...
... Campania , and to make that province the base of his operations against Rome . For this purpose , it was necessary to deprive the Romans of a point d'appui such as Nola afforded them , and to reduce the seaport towns of Cuma and ...
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... Campania being altogether disconcerted by this catastrophe , he turned his attention to Tarentum , and after having waited in Campania long enough for the Capuans to get in their harvest safely , he set off on his march into Apulia ...
... Campania being altogether disconcerted by this catastrophe , he turned his attention to Tarentum , and after having waited in Campania long enough for the Capuans to get in their harvest safely , he set off on his march into Apulia ...
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... Campania . In Sicily Marcus Valerius commanded as proconsul . He still retained two Roman legions , and organised the Numidians who came over with Mutines and some of the Syracusans for the defence of the island , and sent a party of ...
... Campania . In Sicily Marcus Valerius commanded as proconsul . He still retained two Roman legions , and organised the Numidians who came over with Mutines and some of the Syracusans for the defence of the island , and sent a party of ...
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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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