The Hannibalian or second Punic war, extr. from the third decade of Livy, with notes by E.D. Stone |
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Page 122
... Polybius says that the land - slip was a stadium and a half in length , ( rather less than 1000 feet , ) which Livy has misunderstood and inserted the absurd exaggeration of the text . 149. In connitendo , ' in the effort to rise ...
... Polybius says that the land - slip was a stadium and a half in length , ( rather less than 1000 feet , ) which Livy has misunderstood and inserted the absurd exaggeration of the text . 149. In connitendo , ' in the effort to rise ...
Page 123
... Polybius says nothing on this head . 8. 160. Molliuntque , & c . , ' they ease the steep descent by gentle gradients . ' 9. Hannibal entered Italy with 20,000 infantry and 6,000 cavalry ; he must therefore have lost 33,000 men since ...
... Polybius says nothing on this head . 8. 160. Molliuntque , & c . , ' they ease the steep descent by gentle gradients . ' 9. Hannibal entered Italy with 20,000 infantry and 6,000 cavalry ; he must therefore have lost 33,000 men since ...
Page 131
... Polybius , they had become completely demoralized by the luxuries of the city . But the demoralization of Hannibal's troops , as far as it existed at all , was due to the fact that there were no more pitched battles to be won the enemy ...
... Polybius , they had become completely demoralized by the luxuries of the city . But the demoralization of Hannibal's troops , as far as it existed at all , was due to the fact that there were no more pitched battles to be won the enemy ...
Page 140
... Polybius tells us that the commandant was sleeping off a debauch . 6 103. Quæ præstitisset , he had sent them home without ransom . ' 109. Vacuas . They did not lodge with the Tarentines , but had whole houses to themselves . 113. In ...
... Polybius tells us that the commandant was sleeping off a debauch . 6 103. Quæ præstitisset , he had sent them home without ransom . ' 109. Vacuas . They did not lodge with the Tarentines , but had whole houses to themselves . 113. In ...
Page 144
... Polybius , who represents .him as a man playing with sacred names and things , in order to impose upon the vulgar . But of such deliberate meanness his lofty spirit was incapable . Rather like Cromwell , he felt the regal impulse within ...
... Polybius , who represents .him as a man playing with sacred names and things , in order to impose upon the vulgar . But of such deliberate meanness his lofty spirit was incapable . Rather like Cromwell , he felt the regal impulse within ...
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