Rome: From the Earliest Times to 44 B.C.P. F. Collier & son, 1913 - 418 pages |
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Page 109
... Scipio , put an end to their resistance . Thus the Celts of Italy were completely vanquished , and though in the most northern and remote districts . Celtic cantons were allowed to remain , in all the country south of the Po the Celtic ...
... Scipio , put an end to their resistance . Thus the Celts of Italy were completely vanquished , and though in the most northern and remote districts . Celtic cantons were allowed to remain , in all the country south of the Po the Celtic ...
Page 115
... Scipio , who had delayed at Massilia , and reached the Alps in safety . He had the choice of three routes in crossing this mighty barrier . The coast - route was , however , out of the question , as it was not only barred by the Ro ...
... Scipio , who had delayed at Massilia , and reached the Alps in safety . He had the choice of three routes in crossing this mighty barrier . The coast - route was , however , out of the question , as it was not only barred by the Ro ...
Page 116
... Scipio had already landed in Spain , under the com- mand of Gnaeus , the brother of Publius . The latter , on being ... Scipio was decisively beaten , owing to the overpowering force of the light Numidian cavalry . 218-217 B.C. Scipio ...
... Scipio had already landed in Spain , under the com- mand of Gnaeus , the brother of Publius . The latter , on being ... Scipio was decisively beaten , owing to the overpowering force of the light Numidian cavalry . 218-217 B.C. Scipio ...
Page 117
... Scipio himself was severely wounded , and only saved by the spirited devotion of his son , then a youth of seventeen ... Scipio's wound caused the sole command to devolve on Tiberius Sempronius , who was fired with impatience to avenge ...
... Scipio himself was severely wounded , and only saved by the spirited devotion of his son , then a youth of seventeen ... Scipio's wound caused the sole command to devolve on Tiberius Sempronius , who was fired with impatience to avenge ...
Page 122
... Scipio had met with great success in Spain , and was not only master of the country north of the Ebro , but with the aid of his brother Publius , had in 217 B.C. crossed that river , after inflicting a severe defeat on the Carthaginian ...
... Scipio had met with great success in Spain , and was not only master of the country north of the Ebro , but with the aid of his brother Publius , had in 217 B.C. crossed that river , after inflicting a severe defeat on the Carthaginian ...
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