...whom .Cannae, did not crush, wbat fight could crush? In truth, even should events have been favorable to him at first, he would have often wished for the...effeminate tribes of Asia, as opponents ; and would have acknowleged that his wars had been waged with women, as we are told was said by Alexander, king of...

...Alexander, if overcome in one battle, could make no other effort. The Roman, whom Caudium, whom Canine did not crush, what fight could crush ? In truth,...events have been favourable to him at first, he would often have wished for the Persians, the Indians, and the effeminate tribes of Asia, as opponents ;...

...have been overcome in war. The Roman, whom Claudium, whom Cannae, did not crush, what line of battle could crush ? In truth, even should events have been...king of Epirus, after receiving his mortal wound, when comparing the wars waged in Asia by this very youth, with those in which himself had been engaged....

...have been overcome in war. The Roman, whom Claudium, whom Cannae, did not crush, what line of battle could crush ? In truth, even should events have been...king of Epirus, after receiving his mortal wound, when comparing the wars waged in Asia by this very youth, with those in which himself had been engaged....

...Livy may have been right in his opinion that " even should events have been favorable to Alexander at first, he would have often wished for the Persians, the Indians, and the other effeminate tribes of Asia as opponents." We can form some idea of the strength of the Carthaginians,...

...Cannse, did not crush, what line of battle could crush ? In truth, even should events have been favorable to him at first, he would have often wished for the...king .of Epirus, after receiving his mortal wound, when comparing the wars waged in Asia by this very youth with those in which himself had been engaged....