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Page 1089
... soldiers of Hannibal , which were left as a garrison , were here surprised and overpowered . The booty , and there was a considerable quantity of it , was given up to the troops . Also , two hundred and forty thousand pecks of wheat ...
... soldiers of Hannibal , which were left as a garrison , were here surprised and overpowered . The booty , and there was a considerable quantity of it , was given up to the troops . Also , two hundred and forty thousand pecks of wheat ...
Page 1091
... soldiers , the balearic sling- ers , and the elephants , which were driven into the field after the commencement of the battle , being fatigued with fighting , the first legion was relieved by the third , and the right wing of allied ...
... soldiers , the balearic sling- ers , and the elephants , which were driven into the field after the commencement of the battle , being fatigued with fighting , the first legion was relieved by the third , and the right wing of allied ...
Page 1092
... soldiers , withdrawn from the houses , to build for themselves huts after the military man- ner , near the gates and walls ; at once , that the houses of the city might be let and occupied together with the land , and also through fear ...
... soldiers , withdrawn from the houses , to build for themselves huts after the military man- ner , near the gates and walls ; at once , that the houses of the city might be let and occupied together with the land , and also through fear ...
Page 1101
... soldiers as were necessary to make up the numbers of the other armies . The consul Fulvius appointed his brother , Caius Fulvius Flaccus , lieutenant - general , to march the old city army into Etruria , and to bring to Rome the legions ...
... soldiers as were necessary to make up the numbers of the other armies . The consul Fulvius appointed his brother , Caius Fulvius Flaccus , lieutenant - general , to march the old city army into Etruria , and to bring to Rome the legions ...
Page 1102
... soldiers into Sicily , and they consisted chiefly of Latins and allies , had very nearly caused a serious commotion ; from such trifling circumstances do events of great importance frequently arise . A murmur- ing arose among the Latins ...
... soldiers into Sicily , and they consisted chiefly of Latins and allies , had very nearly caused a serious commotion ; from such trifling circumstances do events of great importance frequently arise . A murmur- ing arose among the Latins ...
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