 Has there been witnessed the struggle of the highest individual genius against the resources and institutions of a great nation, and in both cases the nation was victorious. For seventeen years Hannibal strove against Rome, for sixteen years Napoleon...  Extracts from Livy, with notes by H. Lee-Warner - Page ivby Titus Livius - 1873Full view - About this book
 | Charles John Abraham (bp. of Wellington, N.Z.) - History - 1845 - 174 pages
...HANNIBAL'S MARCH, From Saguntum to the Alps. Twice in History (says Arnold's Rome, vol. 3. p. 63,) has there been witnessed the struggle of the highest...in both cases the nation has been victorious. For 17 years Hannibal strove against Rome; for 16 years Buonaparte strove against England : the efforts... | |
 | Charles John Abraham - History, Ancient - 1850 - 100 pages
...Alisons History of the Duke of Marlborough. " Twice in history (says Arnold's Rome, vol. III. p. 63,) has there been witnessed the struggle of the highest...in both cases the nation has been victorious. For 17 years Hannibal strove against Rome; for 16 years Buonaparte strove against England: The efforts... | |
 | Dawson William Turner - 1850 - 90 pages
...THE SECOND PtTNIC 'WAR, FROM BC 218BC 202. ' Twice in history has there been witnessed the straggle of the highest individual genius against the resources...institutions of a great nation; and in both cases the nation was victorious. For seventeen years Hannibal strove against Rome; for sixteen years Napoleon Buonaparte... | |
 | sir Edward Shepherd Creasy - 1851 - 326 pages
...engaged in against Napoleon, has not passed unobserved by recent historians. " Twice," says Arnold,f " has there been witnessed the struggle of the highest...institutions of a great nation; and in both cases the * Livy, lib. xxi. sec. 1. t Vol. iii. p. 62. See also Alison, passim. nation has been victorious. For... | |
 | Henry William Herbert - Military art and science - 1852 - 398 pages
...Hannibal and Napoleon. That parallelism is thus strikingly touched upon by Arnold. " Twice," he says, " in history has there been witnessed the struggle of...victorious. For seventeen years Hannibal strove against Home ; for sixteen years Napoleon Bonaparte strove against England ; the efforts of the first ended... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - Rome - 1853 - 702 pages
...THE TREBIA, AND OF THRASYMENUS— Q. FABIUS MAXIMUS DICTATOR— BATTLE OF CANNJΗAUC 535 TO 588. TWICE in history has there been witnessed the struggle...against the resources and institutions of a great nation : us. ' ¿«tond finie and, in both cases, the nation has been victorious. For seventeen years Hannibal... | |
 | Dawson William Turner - 1861 - 124 pages
...command of Spain, \ BC 221, and takes Saguntum, BC 219. THE SECOND PUNIC WAR, FROM BC 218BC 2O2. ' Twice in history has there been witnessed the struggle...institutions of a great nation ; and in both cases the nation was victorious. For seventeen years Hannibal strove against Rome; for sixteen years Napoleon Bonaparte... | |
 | Philip Smith - History, Ancient - 1864 - 792 pages
...sprit;The parallel between Zama and Waterloo is noticed by Dr. Arnold in the following terms: — "Twice has there been witnessed the struggle of the highest...institutions of a great nation ; and in both cases tin nation has been victorious. For seventeen years Hannibal strove against Ronu> ; i'-'r sixteen years... | |
 | James Thomas Fields - American literature - 1866 - 420 pages
...TDK *l.!' • PUBLIC i: • A8TO*, ing but Hannibal. I HANNIBAL'S MARCH INTO ITALY. BY DR. ARNOLD. TWICE in history has there been witnessed the struggle...victorious. For seventeen years Hannibal strove against Home ; for sixteen years Napoleon Bonaparte strove against England : the efforts of the first ended... | |
 | Roman history - 1869 - 416 pages
...226). Hasdrubal fell by the hand of an assassin, and Hannibal was chosen his successor (BC 221). 7. "Twice in history has there been witnessed the struggle...the resources and institutions of a great nation. For seventeen years Hannibal strove against Rome ; for sixteen years Napoleon Bonaparte strove against... | |
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