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Page 118
... Suessula . Casilinum being in the enemy's hands , Fabius was obliged to cross the Vulturnus opposite to Allifæt , to march down the left bank to its confluence with the Calor where he crossed that stream , and thus by a circuitous march ...
... Suessula . Casilinum being in the enemy's hands , Fabius was obliged to cross the Vulturnus opposite to Allifæt , to march down the left bank to its confluence with the Calor where he crossed that stream , and thus by a circuitous march ...
Page 119
... Suessula in his stead . Gracchus on his side advanced from Cuma towards Capua , so that 60,000 Romans were collected round Hannibal , who would not indeed in the open plain have hesitated to attack them all united , had the Roman ...
... Suessula in his stead . Gracchus on his side advanced from Cuma towards Capua , so that 60,000 Romans were collected round Hannibal , who would not indeed in the open plain have hesitated to attack them all united , had the Roman ...
Page 120
... Suessula . Marcellus , after retaining a sufficient garrison to secure Nola , was directed to dis- miss the rest of his soldiers to their homes . In Apulia during the winter the troops of Gracchus and those of Hannibal engaged ...
... Suessula . Marcellus , after retaining a sufficient garrison to secure Nola , was directed to dis- miss the rest of his soldiers to their homes . In Apulia during the winter the troops of Gracchus and those of Hannibal engaged ...
Page 128
... Suessula . • Gracchus was with his old army of slaves and allies at Luceria , watching Hannibal • • The prætor Fabius , son of the consul , succeeded M. Valerius in command of the force in Southern Apulia , consisting of . M. Valerius ...
... Suessula . • Gracchus was with his old army of slaves and allies at Luceria , watching Hannibal • • The prætor Fabius , son of the consul , succeeded M. Valerius in command of the force in Southern Apulia , consisting of . M. Valerius ...
Page 131
... Suessula , Marcellus at Nola , Gracchus in Lucania , and Fabius the prætor at Herdonea in Apulia , watching Hannibal . In the course of this year , Hieronymus , successor to Hiero king of Syracuse , who had deserted the Roman K 2 cause ...
... Suessula , Marcellus at Nola , Gracchus in Lucania , and Fabius the prætor at Herdonea in Apulia , watching Hannibal . In the course of this year , Hieronymus , successor to Hiero king of Syracuse , who had deserted the Roman K 2 cause ...
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