The campaigns of Hannibal arranged and critically consideredLongman, 1858 - 195 páginas |
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Página 85
... Marcellus , who had slain the Gaulish king with his own hand in the last Gaulish war , was at Ostia with one legion . He was destined to com- mand the fleet and to guard the south coast of Italy . Another prætor , L. Postumius , with ...
... Marcellus , who had slain the Gaulish king with his own hand in the last Gaulish war , was at Ostia with one legion . He was destined to com- mand the fleet and to guard the south coast of Italy . Another prætor , L. Postumius , with ...
Página 105
... Marcellus was at Ostia with 10,000 men about to embark for Sicily . Thus , the force which could have been assembled to oppose Hannibal , four days after the arrival of the news of Cannæ , amounted to- Two city legions 10,000 Levy en ...
... Marcellus was at Ostia with 10,000 men about to embark for Sicily . Thus , the force which could have been assembled to oppose Hannibal , four days after the arrival of the news of Cannæ , amounted to- Two city legions 10,000 Levy en ...
Página 108
... Marcellus , who lay at Ostia , with a fleet destined for the above service , was detained . He was ordered to send 1500 of his naval conscripts to reinforce the garrison of Rome , while he himself repaired with his one legion to ...
... Marcellus , who lay at Ostia , with a fleet destined for the above service , was detained . He was ordered to send 1500 of his naval conscripts to reinforce the garrison of Rome , while he himself repaired with his one legion to ...
Página 109
... Marcellus , and repaired to Rome in obedience to the orders of the senate . " Varro had little mercy to hope for at the hands of his countrymen , never indulgent to a defeated general ; for if the memory of Flaminius was persecuted ...
... Marcellus , and repaired to Rome in obedience to the orders of the senate . " Varro had little mercy to hope for at the hands of his countrymen , never indulgent to a defeated general ; for if the memory of Flaminius was persecuted ...
Página 111
... Marcellus had withdrawn from Canu- sium when Hannibal moved towards Compsa , and , marching by the shorter route of Beneventum , took post at Casilinum , between Capua and Rome , to cover the passage of the Vulturnus ; while the ...
... Marcellus had withdrawn from Canu- sium when Hannibal moved towards Compsa , and , marching by the shorter route of Beneventum , took post at Casilinum , between Capua and Rome , to cover the passage of the Vulturnus ; while the ...
Términos y frases comunes
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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