The campaigns of Hannibal arranged and critically consideredLongman, 1858 - 195 páginas |
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... hope of succour , sur- rendered at discretion . Hannibal retained such of his prisoners as were Roman citizens or of the Latin name ; but he allowed the remainder to depart , with the assurance that , far from being their enemy , he had ...
... hope of succour , sur- rendered at discretion . Hannibal retained such of his prisoners as were Roman citizens or of the Latin name ; but he allowed the remainder to depart , with the assurance that , far from being their enemy , he had ...
Página 62
... hope to subdue that city so long as she was surrounded by faithful allies . * He must first detach the neighbouring provinces from their allegiance ; and the only way to do so was to make their inhabitants personal witnesses of the ...
... hope to subdue that city so long as she was surrounded by faithful allies . * He must first detach the neighbouring provinces from their allegiance ; and the only way to do so was to make their inhabitants personal witnesses of the ...
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... hope he had entertained of being joined by the Apulians , once more crossed the Apennines and entered Samnium , where , finding the gates of Beneventum shut against him , he wasted the neighbouring lands and took possession of Telesia ...
... hope he had entertained of being joined by the Apulians , once more crossed the Apennines and entered Samnium , where , finding the gates of Beneventum shut against him , he wasted the neighbouring lands and took possession of Telesia ...
Página 105
... was , for the Carthaginian army encum- bered with spoil , at least twelve days ' march ; and this distance excluded all possibility of a surprise , the hope of which could alone justify his marching upon Rome ; OBS . 105 THIRD CAMPAIGN .
... was , for the Carthaginian army encum- bered with spoil , at least twelve days ' march ; and this distance excluded all possibility of a surprise , the hope of which could alone justify his marching upon Rome ; OBS . 105 THIRD CAMPAIGN .
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... hope for at the hands of his countrymen , never indulgent to a defeated general ; for if the memory of Flaminius was persecuted , notwith- standing his glorious death , what could he expect , a fugitive general from that field whose ...
... hope for at the hands of his countrymen , never indulgent to a defeated general ; for if the memory of Flaminius was persecuted , notwith- standing his glorious death , what could he expect , a fugitive general from that field whose ...
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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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