The campaigns of Hannibal arranged and critically consideredLongman, 1858 - 195 pagina's |
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Pagina 3
... remained the same . During the Second Punic war the infantry of the legion was fixed at 5000 men . The first line , Hastati , numbered " second Principes " " third Triarii 99 99 Total heavy infantry Light infantry Total infantry 1600 ...
... remained the same . During the Second Punic war the infantry of the legion was fixed at 5000 men . The first line , Hastati , numbered " second Principes " " third Triarii 99 99 Total heavy infantry Light infantry Total infantry 1600 ...
Pagina 16
... remained Carthage - the great Carthage and her mighty empire , mighty in a far different degree than Pho- nicia's had been . Rome annihilated it . Then occurred that which has no parallel in history , - an entire civi- lisation perished ...
... remained Carthage - the great Carthage and her mighty empire , mighty in a far different degree than Pho- nicia's had been . Rome annihilated it . Then occurred that which has no parallel in history , - an entire civi- lisation perished ...
Pagina 34
... remained but to reconstruct the road . A summit of some extent was found and cleared of snow , on which the army encamped , and all , working for their lives , succeeded in completing in one day a practicable road for the cavalry and ...
... remained but to reconstruct the road . A summit of some extent was found and cleared of snow , on which the army encamped , and all , working for their lives , succeeded in completing in one day a practicable road for the cavalry and ...
Pagina 54
... remained undisputed master of Cisalpine Gaul ; but the season and his want of siege artillery did not admit of his besieging the posts of Placentia and Cremona , which were still held by Roman garrisons . † He was very desirous to ...
... remained undisputed master of Cisalpine Gaul ; but the season and his want of siege artillery did not admit of his besieging the posts of Placentia and Cremona , which were still held by Roman garrisons . † He was very desirous to ...
Pagina 58
... remained quietly in his camp , and was satisfied with sending to inform his colleague at Ariminum that Han- nibal had entered Etruria . * Hannibal crossed the Arno somewhere in the neigh- bourhood of Florence : it was a matter of ...
... remained quietly in his camp , and was satisfied with sending to inform his colleague at Ariminum that Han- nibal had entered Etruria . * Hannibal crossed the Arno somewhere in the neigh- bourhood of Florence : it was a matter of ...
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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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