Hannibal's Greatness
And so, though Hannibal's claims to be reckoned aAn incident in the attempt of Hannibal to enter Salapia, under cover of a letter sealed by the ring of the dead Consul Marcus. Livy, 27, 28. |
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The Hannibalian War — The Recovery of
Tarentum
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus in
Spain
, B.C.
210
-206. His Character
Scipio's First Brilliant Success
His Election To the Aedileship
Publius and Lucius Become Aediles
Speech of Publius Scipio to the Soldiers
He Determines To Attack Carthagena
Why New Carthage is a Desirable Target
Laelius and Scipio Proceed to
New Carthage
Topography of
Carthagena
Scipio Briefs His Troops
The Attack On Carthagena Begun
Double Assault By The Romans
Scipio Creates a Distraction
Carthagena Captured and Looted
How the Romans Distribute Booty
Scipio's Treatment of the Prisoners
Scipio's Treatment of Women
The Money
Scipio's Training Regimen
Philopoemen of
Megalopolis
His Birth and Education
Philopoemen's Reforms
How to Drill a Large Company
Philip's Increasing Deterioration
Philip V
Medea and the Palace at
Ecbatana
Antiochus the Great In Media
Antiochus Moves into Hyrcania
Fighting On Mount Labus
Antiochus Reaches Tambrax
Fall of M. Claudius Marcellus
Hannibal's Greatness
The Submission of the Edetani to Scipio
General Defection to the Romans
Difficulty of Making Good Use of a Victory
Hasdrubal Comes to a Decision
Hasdrubal and Scipio Prepare to Fight
Scipio Attacks Hasdrubal
Scipio Refuses the Title "King"
Affairs in
Greece
: Philip V. Called In Against the Aetolians
Reinforcements Sent to Various Cities
Fire signals
Methods of Signalling
An Improved Method
Improvements In Signalling
Importance of Practice
Antiochus Crosses the Arius
Antiochus Engages the Bactrians
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Histories. Polybius. Evelyn S. Shuckburgh. translator. London, New York. Macmillan. 1889. Reprint Bloomington 1962.
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