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Megalopolis (Greece) (search for this): book 5, chapter 91
Greece (Greece) (search for this): book 5, chapter 91
Lycurgus Returns to Sparta
Just at the beginning of this summer, while Agetas
B.C. 217. Greece. Return of Lycurgus to Sparta. He projects an invasion of Messenia.
was Strategus of the Aetolians, and when Aratus
had just become Strategus of the Achaean
league,—at which point we broke off in our
history of the Social war,See ante, ch. 30. Agetas had been elected Aetolian Strategus in the
autumn of 218 B.C., Aratus Achaean Strategus in the early summer of B.C.
217.—Lycurgus of Sparta
returned home from Aetolia. The Ephors had
discovered that the charge on which he had
been banished was false; and had accordingly sent for him
back, and recalled him from exile. He at once began making
an arrangement with Pyrrhias the Aetolian, who happened at
the time to be commander in Elis, for an invasion of Messenia.
Now, when Aratas came into office, he found the
mercenary army of the league in a state of
complete demoralisation, and the cities very
slack to pay the tax for their support, owing to the
Cales (search for this): book 3, chapter 92
Hannibal Selects Winter Quarters
With this view Hannibal crossed from Samnium by
Hannibal descends into the Falernian plain.
the pass of the hill called Eribianus,Near Cales. and
encamped on the bank of the river Vulturnus,
which almost divides these plains in half.
His camp was on the side of the river towards Rome, but
he overran the whole plain with foraging parties. Though
utterly aghast at the audacity of the enemy's proceedings,
Fabius stuck all the more firmly to the policy upon which he
had determined. But his colleague Minucius, and all the
centurions and tribunes of the army, thinking that they had
caught the enemy in an excellent trap, were of opinion that
they should make all haste into the plains, and not allow the
most splendid part of the country to be devastated. Until
they reached the spot, Fabius hurried on, and feigned to share
their eager and adventurous spirit; and, when he was near the
ager Falernus, he showed himself on the mountain skirts and
kept in a line wi
Rome (Italy) (search for this): book 3, chapter 92
Hannibal Selects Winter Quarters
With this view Hannibal crossed from Samnium by
Hannibal descends into the Falernian plain.
the pass of the hill called Eribianus,Near Cales. and
encamped on the bank of the river Vulturnus,
which almost divides these plains in half.
His camp was on the side of the river towards Rome, but
he overran the whole plain with foraging parties. Though
utterly aghast at the audacity of the enemy's proceedings,
Fabius stuck all the more firmly to the policy upon which he
had determined. But his colleague Minucius, and all the
centurions and tribunes of the army, thinking that they had
caught the enemy in an excellent trap, were of opinion that
they should make all haste into the plains, and not allow the
most splendid part of the country to be devastated. Until
they reached the spot, Fabius hurried on, and feigned to share
their eager and adventurous spirit; and, when he was near the
ager Falernus, he showed himself on the mountain skirts and
kept in a line wit
Aetolia (Greece) (search for this): book 5, chapter 92
Achaia (Greece) (search for this): book 5, chapter 92
Laconia (Greece) (search for this): book 5, chapter 92
Messenia (Greece) (search for this): book 5, chapter 92
Lycurgus Cannot Take Messenia
While Aratus was engaged in these transactions, and
in completing these preparations, Lycurgus and Pyrrhias, after
an interchange of messages to secure their making their
expedition at the same time, marched into Messe ting
the Messenians. The ill-success of Lycurgus. After setting out, Lycurgus got possession of
Calamae, a stronghold in Messenia, by treachery; and pressed
hurriedly forward to effect a junction with the Aetolians. But
Pyrrhias had started from Elis with a wholly inadequate force,
and, having been easily stopped at the pass into Messenia by the
Cyparissians, had turned back. Lycurgus therefore being
unable to effect his junction with Pyrrhias, and not being
strong enough by himself, after assau ed foot, and with
the Messenians to send an equal number; with the view of
using these men to protect the territories of Messenia, Megalopolis, Tegea, and Argos,—for these districts, being on the
frontier of Laconia, have to bear the brunt of Lacedae
Peloponnesus (Greece) (search for this): book 5, chapter 92
Andania (search for this): book 5, chapter 92