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Page 117
... Tifata above Capua , and there entrenched himself . The several Roman armies commanded by Fabius at Cales , by Gracchus at Liter- num to which place he advanced from Sinuessa , and by Marcellus at Nola , amounting in the aggregate to ...
... Tifata above Capua , and there entrenched himself . The several Roman armies commanded by Fabius at Cales , by Gracchus at Liter- num to which place he advanced from Sinuessa , and by Marcellus at Nola , amounting in the aggregate to ...
Page 118
... Tifata . Fabius now moved from Cales to effect a junction with Marcellus in a camp which the latter occupied on a hill above Suessula . Casilinum being in the enemy's hands , Fabius was obliged to cross the Vulturnus opposite to Allifæt ...
... Tifata . Fabius now moved from Cales to effect a junction with Marcellus in a camp which the latter occupied on a hill above Suessula . Casilinum being in the enemy's hands , Fabius was obliged to cross the Vulturnus opposite to Allifæt ...
Page 119
... Tifata , and timed his march to Nola so accurately , that he was joined by his reinforcements while before that town , which , in igno- rance of the strength of the garrison , and counting on the goodwill of some of the inhabitants , he ...
... Tifata , and timed his march to Nola so accurately , that he was joined by his reinforcements while before that town , which , in igno- rance of the strength of the garrison , and counting on the goodwill of some of the inhabitants , he ...
Page 129
... Tifata . Thence , leaving a portion of his force to guard the camp , he swooped down on Puteoli near Neapolis ; but finding it too strongly fortified to admit of its capture , he ravaged the territories of Cumæ and Neapolis . While on ...
... Tifata . Thence , leaving a portion of his force to guard the camp , he swooped down on Puteoli near Neapolis ; but finding it too strongly fortified to admit of its capture , he ravaged the territories of Cumæ and Neapolis . While on ...
Page 140
... Tifata ; that he de- scended thence and entered the city ; that two days after he marched out and offered battle , which the Romans accepted ; and that the contest was doubtful until the appearance of a fresh body of cavalry on the ...
... Tifata ; that he de- scended thence and entered the city ; that two days after he marched out and offered battle , which the Romans accepted ; and that the contest was doubtful until the appearance of a fresh body of cavalry on the ...
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African allies Apulia Ariminum arms attack battle Beneventum besieging Bruttium camp campaign Campania Cannæ Canusium Capua Carthage Carthaginian Carthaginian army Casilinum cavalry Cisalpine Gaul command consuls defeat defended DICTIONARY encamped enemy engaged English Etruria Fabius favour Flaminius flank force formed front Fulvius garrison Gaulish Gracchus Hannibal Hannibal's Hasdrubal Hastati heavy infantry History hope horse hostile Illustrations Italy legions light infantry light troops Lucania maniples Maps Marcellus MAUNDER'S miles military Minucius neighbourhood Nero nibal Nola Numidians Observation occupied officers operations oppose organise Perusia Placentia plain Plates Post 8vo prætor present Punic R. A. PROCTOR rear reinforce revised Rhone river Roman army Roman cavalry Roman infantry Rome Samnium Scipio Second Edition second Punic war Sempronius senate sent Servilius Sicily siege soldiers Spain Spaniards Square crown 8vo Suessula Tarentum Tifata tion town TREASURY Triarii Varro victorious vols Vulturnus winter Woodcuts
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