A History of Rome: From 753 B.C. to A.D. 410Methuen, 1935 - 456 pagine |
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... battle was seriously im- paired ; and in 449 what remained of Rome's naval forces were defeated in the harbour of Drepana1 and a large convoy of her transports went down in a storm . The loss of her supremacy at sea reacted seriously on ...
... battle was seriously im- paired ; and in 449 what remained of Rome's naval forces were defeated in the harbour of Drepana1 and a large convoy of her transports went down in a storm . The loss of her supremacy at sea reacted seriously on ...
Pagina 70
... battle by the Roman host . On that last stricken field the odds were too great even for Hannibal's genius . The Numidian cavalry , once his most dreaded arm , were now ranged with the enemy . The charge of his elephants miscarried ; for ...
... battle by the Roman host . On that last stricken field the odds were too great even for Hannibal's genius . The Numidian cavalry , once his most dreaded arm , were now ranged with the enemy . The charge of his elephants miscarried ; for ...
Pagina 430
... Battles of Ticinus and Trebia Sempronius ' army returns from ( Dec. ) . Battle of Trasimene : Hannibal enters Apulia : Fabius , as Dictator , avoids open battle . Battle of Cannae : Capua , etc. join Hannibal . Hannibal attempts to win ...
... Battles of Ticinus and Trebia Sempronius ' army returns from ( Dec. ) . Battle of Trasimene : Hannibal enters Apulia : Fabius , as Dictator , avoids open battle . Battle of Cannae : Capua , etc. join Hannibal . Hannibal attempts to win ...
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LAND AND PEOPLE | 1 |
THE ETRUSCANS AND ROME | 5 |
THE REPUBLIC AND ITS ORDEAL | 14 |
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