Rome: From the Earliest Times to 44 B.C.P. F. Collier & son, 1913 - 418 pages |
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Page 102
... Numidian cavalry and of Greek mercenaries , among whom was the Spartan Xanthippus , famous for his knowledge and skill in the art of war . ing the energetic preparations of Carthage , Regulus remained idle at Tunis ; he still pretended ...
... Numidian cavalry and of Greek mercenaries , among whom was the Spartan Xanthippus , famous for his knowledge and skill in the art of war . ing the energetic preparations of Carthage , Regulus remained idle at Tunis ; he still pretended ...
Page 103
... Numidian cavalry made all foraging both difficult and danger- ous on land . In addition , disease , arising from the malaria of the district , thinned the ranks of the Roman land army . Weary of the tedious blockade , the new consul ...
... Numidian cavalry made all foraging both difficult and danger- ous on land . In addition , disease , arising from the malaria of the district , thinned the ranks of the Roman land army . Weary of the tedious blockade , the new consul ...
Page 116
... the Ticinus and the Sesia , not far from Vercellae , and Scipio was decisively beaten , owing to the overpowering force of the light Numidian cavalry . 218-217 B.C. Scipio himself was severely wounded , and only 116 ROME.
... the Ticinus and the Sesia , not far from Vercellae , and Scipio was decisively beaten , owing to the overpowering force of the light Numidian cavalry . 218-217 B.C. Scipio himself was severely wounded , and only 116 ROME.
Page 119
... Numidian horse- men . At last , however , the patient policy of Fabius seemed to grasp its reward . When Hannibal , foiled in his attempt on Capua , began to retreat , Fabius intercepted his route near Casilinum by strongly garrisoning ...
... Numidian horse- men . At last , however , the patient policy of Fabius seemed to grasp its reward . When Hannibal , foiled in his attempt on Capua , began to retreat , Fabius intercepted his route near Casilinum by strongly garrisoning ...
Page 121
... Numidian horse occupied the open space in the plain facing the Italian cavalry under Varro ; the heavy cavalry under Hasdrubal occupied the ground near the river on the right , and faced the less numerous Roman horse under Paulus . The ...
... Numidian horse occupied the open space in the plain facing the Italian cavalry under Varro ; the heavy cavalry under Hasdrubal occupied the ground near the river on the right , and faced the less numerous Roman horse under Paulus . The ...
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