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sexpeditiontook
soti,andanhadbeentakenandhad
beendestroyedthishadbeendoneindirectoppositionto
theethesenatedecideduponan
arakealandingoncarthaginian
soilasenddivisionokeepthecarthaginian
aresofroushingtothe
aidofthehotoplanandeverybody
expectedagreatvictorybutthegodshaddecided
otherwise
ithefalloftheyear218beforethebirthofchrist
andtheronaroattackthecarthaginiansin
spainhadleftitalypeopleingfoewsof
aneasyandpletevictoryourbeganto
spreadthroughtheplainofthepoountaineers,their
lipstrelinghfear,toldofhundredsofthousandsof
broenacpaniedbystrangebeasts``eachoneasbigas
ahouse,ergedfrohecloudsofsnow
heoldgraianpassthroughhhercules,
thousandsofyearsbefore,haddriventheoxenofgeryonon
hisspaintogreeof
bedraggledrefugeesappearedbeforethegatesofro,h
repletedetailshannibal,thesonofhalcar,h
fiftythousandsoldiers,nihousandhorsenandthirty
sevenfightingelephants,hadcrossedthepyreneeshehad
defeatedtheronarofscipioonthebanksoftherhone
andhehadguidedhisarsafelyaountainpasses
ofthealpsalthoughitoberandtheroadshickly
veredhsnoh
thegaulsandtogethertheyhaddefeatedasendron
arjustbeforetheycrossedthetrebiaandlaidsiegeto
plainusoftheroaded
rohtheprovinceofthealpinedistricts
thesenate,surprisedbutcalndenergeticasusual,
husheduptheneanydefeatsandsenttwofresh
arestostoptheinvaderhannibalnagedtosurprise
thesetroopsonanarroene
lakeandtherehekilledalltheronofficersandst
oftheithistithereongthepeople
ofro,butthesenatekeptitsnerveathirdarwas
organisedandthendus
hfullpooact``asosavethestate
fabiuskneustbeverycarefullestallbelost
hisraen,thelastavailablesoldiers,were
notchforhannibalsveteransherefusedtoacceptbattle
butforeverhefolloroyedeverythingeatable,
destroyedtheroads,attackedslldetachntsandgenerally
oraleofthecarthaginiantroopsbya
stdistressingandannoyingforfguerillawarfare
suchthodshoecrowds
etheyed
``aethingstbedoneandstbedonequickly
apopularherobythenaofvarro,thesortofnwho
uchbetterheuld
dothingsthansloade
nderinationatthebattleof
an
historyrethanseventythousandnwerekilledhannibal
asterofallitaly
herchedfroneendofthepeninsulatotheother,
proe
andaskingthedifferentprovininwarfareupon
thetheroretheofrobore
noblefruiththeexceptionsofcapuaandsyracuse,all
roncitiesreinedloyalhannibal,thedeliverer,
foundhielfopposedbythepeopleended
tobehehoanddidnotlike
thesituationhesentssengerstocarthagetoaskforfresh
suppliesandneenalas,
either
theronsasters
oftheseahannibalsthelphielfasbestheuld
hentinuedtodefeattheronaresthatout
againsthibuthisobersreasingrapidlyand
theitalianpeasantsheldalooffrohisselfappointed
``deliverer
afteyyearsofuninterruptedvictories,hannibal
foundhielfbesiegedintheuntry
nqueredforant,theluckseedtotuhasdrubal,
hisbrother,haddefeatedtheronaresinspainhehad
crossedthealpstoetohannibalsassistancehesent
ssengerstothesouthtotellofhisarrivalandasktheother
artoethintheplainofthetiberunfortunatelythe
ssengersfellintothehandsoftheronsandhannibal
edinvainforfurtheeilhisbrothershead,neatly
papandtoldhibr >
ofthefateofthelastofthecarthaginiantroops
hhasdrubaloutoftheipio
easilyrenqueredspainandfouryearslatertherons
tackuponcarthagehannibalwas
calledbackhecrossedtheafricanseaandtriedtoorganise
thedefenecityintheyear202atthebattle
ofza,thecarthaginiansedhannibalfledto
tyrefrohereheinortostirupthesyrians
andtheeheacplishedvery
littlebuthisactivitiesangtheseasiaticpohe
ronsanexcusetocarrytheirotheterritoryof
theeastandannexthegreaterpartoftheaegeanworld
drivenfronecitytoanother,afugitivee,
hannibalatlastknebitiousdreaad
ehisbelovedcityofcarthagehadbeenruinedbythe
osignaterriblepeaceheavy
hadbeensunkshehadbeenforbiddentokehout
ronperssionshehadbeenndeedtopaytherons
llionsofdollarsforendlessyearstoelifeoffered
nohopeofabetterfutureintheyear190bchannibaltook
poisonandkilledhielf
fortyyearslater,theronsforcedtheirlastwarupon
carthagethreelongyearstheinhabitantsoftheoldphoenician
lonyheldoutagainstthepohene
hungerforcedtheosurrenderthefeenanden
hesiegeywas
setonfireforthestorehousesandthepal
acesandthegreatarsenalbuedthenaterriblecursewas
pronounanlegions
retuedtoitalytoenjoytheirvictory
forthenextthousandyears,thediterraneanrein
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sexpeditiontook
soti,andanhadbeentakenandhad
beendestroyedthishadbeendoneindirectoppositionto
theethesenatedecideduponan
arakealandingoncarthaginian
soilasenddivisionokeepthecarthaginian
aresofroushingtothe
aidofthehotoplanandeverybody
expectedagreatvictorybutthegodshaddecided
otherwise
ithefalloftheyear218beforethebirthofchrist
andtheronaroattackthecarthaginiansin
spainhadleftitalypeopleingfoewsof
aneasyandpletevictoryourbeganto
spreadthroughtheplainofthepoountaineers,their
lipstrelinghfear,toldofhundredsofthousandsof
broenacpaniedbystrangebeasts``eachoneasbigas
ahouse,ergedfrohecloudsofsnow
heoldgraianpassthroughhhercules,
thousandsofyearsbefore,haddriventheoxenofgeryonon
hisspaintogreeof
bedraggledrefugeesappearedbeforethegatesofro,h
repletedetailshannibal,thesonofhalcar,h
fiftythousandsoldiers,nihousandhorsenandthirty
sevenfightingelephants,hadcrossedthepyreneeshehad
defeatedtheronarofscipioonthebanksoftherhone
andhehadguidedhisarsafelyaountainpasses
ofthealpsalthoughitoberandtheroadshickly
veredhsnoh
thegaulsandtogethertheyhaddefeatedasendron
arjustbeforetheycrossedthetrebiaandlaidsiegeto
plainusoftheroaded
rohtheprovinceofthealpinedistricts
thesenate,surprisedbutcalndenergeticasusual,
husheduptheneanydefeatsandsenttwofresh
arestostoptheinvaderhannibalnagedtosurprise
thesetroopsonanarroene
lakeandtherehekilledalltheronofficersandst
oftheithistithereongthepeople
ofro,butthesenatekeptitsnerveathirdarwas
organisedandthendus
hfullpooact``asosavethestate
fabiuskneustbeverycarefullestallbelost
hisraen,thelastavailablesoldiers,were
notchforhannibalsveteransherefusedtoacceptbattle
butforeverhefolloroyedeverythingeatable,
destroyedtheroads,attackedslldetachntsandgenerally
oraleofthecarthaginiantroopsbya
stdistressingandannoyingforfguerillawarfare
suchthodshoecrowds
etheyed
``aethingstbedoneandstbedonequickly
apopularherobythenaofvarro,thesortofnwho
uchbetterheuld
dothingsthansloade
nderinationatthebattleof
an
historyrethanseventythousandnwerekilledhannibal
asterofallitaly
herchedfroneendofthepeninsulatotheother,
proe
andaskingthedifferentprovininwarfareupon
thetheroretheofrobore
noblefruiththeexceptionsofcapuaandsyracuse,all
roncitiesreinedloyalhannibal,thedeliverer,
foundhielfopposedbythepeopleended
tobehehoanddidnotlike
thesituationhesentssengerstocarthagetoaskforfresh
suppliesandneenalas,
either
theronsasters
oftheseahannibalsthelphielfasbestheuld
hentinuedtodefeattheronaresthatout
againsthibuthisobersreasingrapidlyand
theitalianpeasantsheldalooffrohisselfappointed
``deliverer
afteyyearsofuninterruptedvictories,hannibal
foundhielfbesiegedintheuntry
nqueredforant,theluckseedtotuhasdrubal,
hisbrother,haddefeatedtheronaresinspainhehad
crossedthealpstoetohannibalsassistancehesent
ssengerstothesouthtotellofhisarrivalandasktheother
artoethintheplainofthetiberunfortunatelythe
ssengersfellintothehandsoftheronsandhannibal
edinvainforfurtheeilhisbrothershead,neatly
papandtoldhibr >
ofthefateofthelastofthecarthaginiantroops
hhasdrubaloutoftheipio
easilyrenqueredspainandfouryearslatertherons
tackuponcarthagehannibalwas
calledbackhecrossedtheafricanseaandtriedtoorganise
thedefenecityintheyear202atthebattle
ofza,thecarthaginiansedhannibalfledto
tyrefrohereheinortostirupthesyrians
andtheeheacplishedvery
littlebuthisactivitiesangtheseasiaticpohe
ronsanexcusetocarrytheirotheterritoryof
theeastandannexthegreaterpartoftheaegeanworld
drivenfronecitytoanother,afugitivee,
hannibalatlastknebitiousdreaad
ehisbelovedcityofcarthagehadbeenruinedbythe
osignaterriblepeaceheavy
hadbeensunkshehadbeenforbiddentokehout
ronperssionshehadbeenndeedtopaytherons
llionsofdollarsforendlessyearstoelifeoffered
nohopeofabetterfutureintheyear190bchannibaltook
poisonandkilledhielf
fortyyearslater,theronsforcedtheirlastwarupon
carthagethreelongyearstheinhabitantsoftheoldphoenician
lonyheldoutagainstthepohene
hungerforcedtheosurrenderthefeenanden
hesiegeywas
setonfireforthestorehousesandthepal
acesandthegreatarsenalbuedthenaterriblecursewas
pronounanlegions
retuedtoitalytoenjoytheirvictory
forthenextthousandyears,thediterraneanrein
... </P></TD>