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The battle of Cannae was a unique instance of a complete encirclement of a
nvmerically stronger army by a weaker one. This seeming miracle was
accomplished by a brilliant application of the Greek tactical principle of co-
operation between ...
The battle of Cannae was a unique instance of a complete encirclement of a
nvmerically stronger army by a weaker one. This seeming miracle was
accomplished by a brilliant application of the Greek tactical principle of co-
operation between ...
Pagina 173
Scipio's forces were uniformly well trained, and his Italian cavalry had been
reinforced by a strong Numidian contingent under Massinissa. Hannibal opened
battle with a mass attack by the elephants, who were either driven off by the
Roman ...
Scipio's forces were uniformly well trained, and his Italian cavalry had been
reinforced by a strong Numidian contingent under Massinissa. Hannibal opened
battle with a mass attack by the elephants, who were either driven off by the
Roman ...
Pagina 217
... and it was a cardinal point of Seleucid policy to maintain a sea-front on the
Aegean. Unable to procure peace at a reasonable price, Antiochus offered a
midwinter battle to the Romans on a piece of open ground near Magnesia- ad-
Sipylum.
... and it was a cardinal point of Seleucid policy to maintain a sea-front on the
Aegean. Unable to procure peace at a reasonable price, Antiochus offered a
midwinter battle to the Romans on a piece of open ground near Magnesia- ad-
Sipylum.
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