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Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation | 10 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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Victory Over the Insubres
The Consuls of the next year, however, Publius Furius
B. C. 223.
Philus and Caius Flaminius, once more invaded
the Celtic lands, marching through the territory
of the Anamares, who live not far from Placentia.Others read Ananes and Marseilles [*)ana/nwn . . . *massali/as]; but it
seems impossible that the Roman march should have extended so far. Having secured the friendship of this tribe, they crossed into the country
of the Insubres, near the confluence of the Adua and Padus.
They suffered some annoyance from the enemy, as they were
crossing the river, and as they were pitching their camp; and
after remaining for a short time, they made terms with the
Insubres and left their country. After a circuitous march of
several days, they crossed the River Clusius, and came into the
territory of the Cenomani. As these people were allies of
Rome, they reinforced the army with some of their men,
which then descended once more from the Alpine regions
into the plains b
Scipio Crosses the Po
Publius then broke up his camp, and marched through the
Scipio retires to Placentia on the right bank of the Po.
plains to the bridge over the Padus, in haste to get
his legions across before the enemy came up. He
saw that the level country where he was then was
favourable to the enemy with his superiority in ian slave (Livy, 21, 46). and he
decided that it was necessary to shift his quarters to a place of
safety.Hannibal crosses the Po higher up and follows Scipio to Placentia. For a time Hannibal imagined that Scipio would give
him battle with his infantry also: but when he saw that he had
abandoned his camp, he went in pursuit of him gain down stream, with an
earnest desire of giving the enemy battle. Publius, too, had
crossed the river and was now encamped under the walls of the
Roman colony Placentia. There he made no sign of any
intention to move; for he was engaged in trying to heal his own
wound and those of his men, and considered that he had a
secure bas