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Page iv
... Cannae Hannibal's march resembled a mighty torrent , which , rushing along irresistible and undivided , fixes our attention on to the one line of its course ; all other sights and sounds in the landscape are forgotten , while we look on ...
... Cannae Hannibal's march resembled a mighty torrent , which , rushing along irresistible and undivided , fixes our attention on to the one line of its course ; all other sights and sounds in the landscape are forgotten , while we look on ...
Page viii
... Cannae , quoted on page iv . The man who struggles against the nation must eventually fail . As soon as Napoleon represented only himself , his work fell to pieces . • Once again in the history of the world , on May 12 , 1859 , a second ...
... Cannae , quoted on page iv . The man who struggles against the nation must eventually fail . As soon as Napoleon represented only himself , his work fell to pieces . • Once again in the history of the world , on May 12 , 1859 , a second ...
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... CANNAE . B.C. 216 . 1. Which to imitate , Flaminius or Fabius ? Consules , satis exploratis itineribus , sequentes Poenum , 325 ut ventum ad Cannas est et in conspectu Poenum habe- bant , bina castra communiunt , eodem ferme intervallo ...
... CANNAE . B.C. 216 . 1. Which to imitate , Flaminius or Fabius ? Consules , satis exploratis itineribus , sequentes Poenum , 325 ut ventum ad Cannas est et in conspectu Poenum habe- bant , bina castra communiunt , eodem ferme intervallo ...
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... Lee- Warner. Direction of Rome Camp of Hannibal Direction of MVultur Roman Camp Small Camp of the Romans Canno Carusum THE BATTLE OF CANNAE . 111 To face p . 12 licitari seditione militari ac discordia consulum Romana castra , quum.
... Lee- Warner. Direction of Rome Camp of Hannibal Direction of MVultur Roman Camp Small Camp of the Romans Canno Carusum THE BATTLE OF CANNAE . 111 To face p . 12 licitari seditione militari ac discordia consulum Romana castra , quum.
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... 3. The Order of Battle . Transgressi flumen eas quoque , quas in castris minoribus habuerant , copias suis adiungunt atque ita instruunt aciem : 365 in dextro cornu ( id erat flumini propius ) Romanos IV . THE BATTLE OF CANNAE . 13.
... 3. The Order of Battle . Transgressi flumen eas quoque , quas in castris minoribus habuerant , copias suis adiungunt atque ita instruunt aciem : 365 in dextro cornu ( id erat flumini propius ) Romanos IV . THE BATTLE OF CANNAE . 13.
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