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At this time the Carthaginian battle fleet consisted of some 120 quinqueremes ,
galleys propelled by fifty or more large oars , each of which was worked by five
rowers , and containing a complement of 120 marines . Against these the
Romans ...
At this time the Carthaginian battle fleet consisted of some 120 quinqueremes ,
galleys propelled by fifty or more large oars , each of which was worked by five
rowers , and containing a complement of 120 marines . Against these the
Romans ...
Pagina 162
The battle of Cannae was a unique instance of a complete encirclement of a
numerically stronger army by a weaker one . This seeming miracle was
accomplished by a brilliant application of the Greek tactical principle of co -
operation ...
The battle of Cannae was a unique instance of a complete encirclement of a
numerically stronger army by a weaker one . This seeming miracle was
accomplished by a brilliant application of the Greek tactical principle of co -
operation ...
Pagina 173
Hannibal opened battle with a mass attack by the elephants , who were either
driven off by the Roman screen of ... up his infantry in three successive
detachments , and as the battle proceeded he extended his line outward as fast
as Scipio .
Hannibal opened battle with a mass attack by the elephants , who were either
driven off by the Roman screen of ... up his infantry in three successive
detachments , and as the battle proceeded he extended his line outward as fast
as Scipio .
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Sommario
CHAPTER I | 17 |
LATIUM ANDROME | 33 |
The CONFLICT OF THE ORDERS THE FIRST STAGE | 72 |
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