The campaigns of Hannibal arranged and critically consideredLongman, 1858 - 195 páginas |
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... move on a wider front than when advancing to its pro- per front . The syntagma is the natural unit of the Greek military organisation . The unit of light infantry was the hécatontarchy , or company , of 128 men ; the light infantry of ...
... move on a wider front than when advancing to its pro- per front . The syntagma is the natural unit of the Greek military organisation . The unit of light infantry was the hécatontarchy , or company , of 128 men ; the light infantry of ...
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... move , ex- cepting all together in the same direction ; the leading files held their bucklers in front of them , the other ranks held their bucklers over the heads of those imme- diately in their front . By this means the protection ...
... move , ex- cepting all together in the same direction ; the leading files held their bucklers in front of them , the other ranks held their bucklers over the heads of those imme- diately in their front . By this means the protection ...
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... Ethiopian guides , formed , as it were , a chain of moving fortresses before the whole army . " The Spaniards and Africans were armed with helmets and shields ; and , for offensive weapons , with C 2 INTROD . 19 ROME AND CARTHAGE .
... Ethiopian guides , formed , as it were , a chain of moving fortresses before the whole army . " The Spaniards and Africans were armed with helmets and shields ; and , for offensive weapons , with C 2 INTROD . 19 ROME AND CARTHAGE .
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... move to the sound of flutes in the Pyrrhic or martial dance . In the midst of peace , the Roman troops familiarised them- selves with the practice of war ; and it is prettily re- marked by an ancient historian , who had fought against ...
... move to the sound of flutes in the Pyrrhic or martial dance . In the midst of peace , the Roman troops familiarised them- selves with the practice of war ; and it is prettily re- marked by an ancient historian , who had fought against ...
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... moving westward crossed to the left bank of the Trebbia , where it encamped . This movement was probably made by the Romans in order to draw near the maga- zines , of which they possessed several south of the Po , and on which they ...
... moving westward crossed to the left bank of the Trebbia , where it encamped . This movement was probably made by the Romans in order to draw near the maga- zines , of which they possessed several south of the Po , and on which they ...
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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