The campaigns of Hannibal arranged and critically consideredLongman, 1858 - 195 páginas |
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... Gracchus for his master of the horse . These two officers enrolled all the male population above seventeen years of age for the defence of the city , and by this means obtained two legions and 1000 cavalry in addition to the two city ...
... Gracchus for his master of the horse . These two officers enrolled all the male population above seventeen years of age for the defence of the city , and by this means obtained two legions and 1000 cavalry in addition to the two city ...
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... Gracchus . Rome made gigantic efforts to carry on the war , and the forces for the year were distributed as follows : - · Fabius succeeded the late dictator in the command of his army , which moved from Teanum to Cales , and consisted ...
... Gracchus . Rome made gigantic efforts to carry on the war , and the forces for the year were distributed as follows : - · Fabius succeeded the late dictator in the command of his army , which moved from Teanum to Cales , and consisted ...
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... Gracchus at Liter- num to which place he advanced from Sinuessa , and by Marcellus at Nola , amounting in the aggregate to 60,000 men , were all around him . But Tifata was a strong position ; its numerous glades furnished grass in ...
... Gracchus at Liter- num to which place he advanced from Sinuessa , and by Marcellus at Nola , amounting in the aggregate to 60,000 men , were all around him . But Tifata was a strong position ; its numerous glades furnished grass in ...
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... Gracchus was occupied at Liternum with the drill and discipline of his hetero- geneous army , when he received a message from the inhabitants of Cumæ , that the Capuans had invited them to assist at the fête which was celebrated yearly ...
... Gracchus was occupied at Liternum with the drill and discipline of his hetero- geneous army , when he received a message from the inhabitants of Cumæ , that the Capuans had invited them to assist at the fête which was celebrated yearly ...
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... Gracchus on his side advanced from Cuma towards Capua , so that 60,000 Romans were collected round Hannibal , who would not indeed in the open plain have hesitated to attack them all united , had the Roman generals given the opportunity ...
... Gracchus on his side advanced from Cuma towards Capua , so that 60,000 Romans were collected round Hannibal , who would not indeed in the open plain have hesitated to attack them all united , had the Roman generals given the opportunity ...
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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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