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Scipio Crosses the Ticinus
About the same day Publius Scipio, having now
crossed the Padus, and being resolved to make
a farther advance across the Ticinus, ordered
those who were skilled in such works to construct a bridge across this latter river; and then summoned
a meeting of the remainder of his army and addressed them:
dwelling principally on the reputation of their country and of
the ancestors' achievements. But he referred particularly to
their present position, saying, "that they ought to entertain no
doubt of victory, though they had never as yet had any experience of the enemy; and should regard it as a piece of
extravagant presumption of the Carthaginians to venture to face
Romans, by whom they had been so often beaten, and to
whom they had for so many years paid tribute and been all
but slaves. And when in addition to this they at present
knew thus much of their mettle,—that they dared not face
them, what was the fair inference to be drawn for the future?
Their cavalry,
Cavalry Engagement on the Ticinus
Next day both generals led their troops along the river
Skirmish of cavalry near the Ticinus, Nov. B. C. 219.
Padus, on the bank nearest the Alps, the Romans
having the stream on their left, the Carthaginians on their right; and having ascertained on
the second day, by means of scouts, that they
were near each other, they both halted and remained encamped
for that day: but on the next, both taking their cavalry, and
Publius his sharp-shooters also, they hurried across the plain
to reconnoitre each other's forces. As soon as they came
within distance, and saw the dust rising from the side of their
opponents, they drew up their lines for battle at once. Publius
put his sharp-shooters and Gallic horsemen in front, and
bringing the others into line, advanced at a slow pace.
Hannibal placed his cavalry that rode with bridles, and was
most to be depended on, in his front, and led them straight
against the enemy; having put the Numidian cavalry on either
wi
A Second Disaster in Etruria
About the same time as the battle of Thrasymene,
Servilius's advanced guard cut to pieces.
the Consul Gnaeus Servilius, who had been
stationed on duty at Ariminum,—which
is on the coast of the Adriatic, where the
plains of Cis-Alpine Gaul join the rest of Italy, not far from
the mouths of the Padus,—having heard that Hannibal had
entered Etruria and was encamped near Flaminius, designed
to join the latter with his whole army. But finding himself
hampered by the difficulty of transporting so heavy a force, he
sent Gaius Centenius forward in haste with four thousand
horse, intending that he should be there before himself in case
of need. But Hannibal, getting early intelligence after the
battle of Thrasymene of this reinforcement of the enemy, sent
Maharbal with his light-armed troops, and a detachment of
cavalry, who falling in with Gaius, killed nearly half his men
at the first encounter; and having pursued the remainder to a
certain hill, on the very nex