A History of Rome from 753 B.C. to A.D. 410 |
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Pagina 48
But by good luck an enemy quinquereme had been stranded off Bruttium , and on
the model of this the Italian shipwrights built a hundred new vessels of the larger
type . Crews were trained to row on a scaffold of benches erected ashore .
But by good luck an enemy quinquereme had been stranded off Bruttium , and on
the model of this the Italian shipwrights built a hundred new vessels of the larger
type . Crews were trained to row on a scaffold of benches erected ashore .
Pagina 61
Under his direction the bridges were broken down , the fortifications repaired ,
and the enemy ' s arrival awaited . But Hannibal had brought no siege - train with
him . His main hope was still to temporize and win over the Italians to his side .
Under his direction the bridges were broken down , the fortifications repaired ,
and the enemy ' s arrival awaited . But Hannibal had brought no siege - train with
him . His main hope was still to temporize and win over the Italians to his side .
Pagina 308
The result was that the enemy were left to enter the northern plains unopposed .
While Valens made a circuit by way of Gaul and the Cottian Alps ( where a
diversion made by Otho ' s fleet against the coast involved them in some delay ) ...
The result was that the enemy were left to enter the northern plains unopposed .
While Valens made a circuit by way of Gaul and the Cottian Alps ( where a
diversion made by Otho ' s fleet against the coast involved them in some delay ) ...
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Sommario
LAND AND PEOPLE I | 1 |
THE ETRUSCANS AND ROME | 5 |
THE REPUBLIC AND ITS ORDEAL | 14 |
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