The campaigns of Hannibal arranged and critically consideredLongman, 1858 - 195 páginas |
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... Sicily , and pointing out the effect which they exercised on the contest in Italy , and on the final evacuation of that peninsula by Hannibal . I have endeavoured to avoid fatiguing the reader with useless details , and to present only ...
... Sicily , and pointing out the effect which they exercised on the contest in Italy , and on the final evacuation of that peninsula by Hannibal . I have endeavoured to avoid fatiguing the reader with useless details , and to present only ...
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... Sicily , and thence , if circum- stances were favourable , to make a descent on Africa , in the hope by threatening Carthage to recall Hannibal to its defence . But Hannibal had not neglected among his other preparations to provide ...
... Sicily , and thence , if circum- stances were favourable , to make a descent on Africa , in the hope by threatening Carthage to recall Hannibal to its defence . But Hannibal had not neglected among his other preparations to provide ...
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... Sicily , and despatched them to reinforce Scipio on the Po . Sempronius was with his army at Lilybæum , the furthest point of Sicily , when he received his orders ; and it may give a small idea of the immensely increased facilities ...
... Sicily , and despatched them to reinforce Scipio on the Po . Sempronius was with his army at Lilybæum , the furthest point of Sicily , when he received his orders ; and it may give a small idea of the immensely increased facilities ...
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... declaration with an invasion of Africa , for which purpose Sicily would have served as a convenient stepping - stone and base of operations . Such an energetic proceeding on the part of Rome would OBS . 43 FIRST CAMPAIGN . Observations.
... declaration with an invasion of Africa , for which purpose Sicily would have served as a convenient stepping - stone and base of operations . Such an energetic proceeding on the part of Rome would OBS . 43 FIRST CAMPAIGN . Observations.
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... Sicily , one in Sardinia , and another at Tarentum ; and the total forces which were maintained in the pay of the republic during this year , including Italian allies , amounted to the large number of 110,000 men . Early in the spring ...
... Sicily , one in Sardinia , and another at Tarentum ; and the total forces which were maintained in the pay of the republic during this year , including Italian allies , amounted to the large number of 110,000 men . Early in the spring ...
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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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