The campaigns of Hannibal arranged and critically consideredLongman, 1858 - 195 páginas |
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... took care that she never should survive : for he founded Alexandria as her substitute , and changed for ever the track of the commerce of the world . There remained Carthage - the great Carthage and her mighty empire , mighty in a far ...
... took care that she never should survive : for he founded Alexandria as her substitute , and changed for ever the track of the commerce of the world . There remained Carthage - the great Carthage and her mighty empire , mighty in a far ...
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... took that famous oath of enmity against Rome , which he so religiously kept in after life . Hannibal commanded the Carthaginian armies in Spain with uninterrupted success for nine years . The expedition to that country was originally ...
... took that famous oath of enmity against Rome , which he so religiously kept in after life . Hannibal commanded the Carthaginian armies in Spain with uninterrupted success for nine years . The expedition to that country was originally ...
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... took by storm . It was the principal stronghold of the barbarians , and in it he found large supplies of provisions and cattle . Halting there for one day to rest his men , he then proceeded for three days up the right bank of the Isère ...
... took by storm . It was the principal stronghold of the barbarians , and in it he found large supplies of provisions and cattle . Halting there for one day to rest his men , he then proceeded for three days up the right bank of the Isère ...
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... took and sacked . their chief city , Augusta ( the same as modern Turin ) , and struck such terror into the neighbouring tribes that they submitted and became his allies . It is now time to turn our attention to the prepara- tions the ...
... took and sacked . their chief city , Augusta ( the same as modern Turin ) , and struck such terror into the neighbouring tribes that they submitted and became his allies . It is now time to turn our attention to the prepara- tions the ...
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... took the command . It was now the middle of December , and unusually late for military operations , but Scipio being anxious by a rapid advance to prevent a general rising of the Gauls in favour of Hannibal , crossed the Po at Placentia ...
... took the command . It was now the middle of December , and unusually late for military operations , but Scipio being anxious by a rapid advance to prevent a general rising of the Gauls in favour of Hannibal , crossed the Po at Placentia ...
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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