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... position ; and how far less fitted than Rome she was to become the founder of a dominion destined to exist for ages , which should bind together barbarians of every race and language into an organised empire , and fit them for becoming ...
... position ; and how far less fitted than Rome she was to become the founder of a dominion destined to exist for ages , which should bind together barbarians of every race and language into an organised empire , and fit them for becoming ...
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... position of Scipio's army . Not many hours elapsed before these horsemen were seen returning to the camp , as if riding for their lives from a pursuing enemy . They had indeed fallen in with the light cavalry sent out by Scipio , who ...
... position of Scipio's army . Not many hours elapsed before these horsemen were seen returning to the camp , as if riding for their lives from a pursuing enemy . They had indeed fallen in with the light cavalry sent out by Scipio , who ...
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... position as that which she occupied at the beginning of the first Punic war . On the other hand , if the Carthaginians took the initiative , all the advantages would be for them . Hannibal calculated that if he could once cross the Alps ...
... position as that which she occupied at the beginning of the first Punic war . On the other hand , if the Carthaginians took the initiative , all the advantages would be for them . Hannibal calculated that if he could once cross the Alps ...
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... position of the enemy , and the probable line of his advance . He should have sent out his light cavalry to scour the country on the western bank of the Rhone , to bring him intelligence of the approach of Hannibal in sufficient time to ...
... position of the enemy , and the probable line of his advance . He should have sent out his light cavalry to scour the country on the western bank of the Rhone , to bring him intelligence of the approach of Hannibal in sufficient time to ...
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... position , might successfully dispute the further advance of the enemy , and defeat him with the river in his rear . Had Scipio occupied such a central position as has been supposed in the first instance , and failing thereby to prevent ...
... position , might successfully dispute the further advance of the enemy , and defeat him with the river in his rear . Had Scipio occupied such a central position as has been supposed in the first instance , and failing thereby to prevent ...
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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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