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  sexpeditiontook</p>

  soti,andanhadbeentakenandhad</p>

  beeroyed.thishadbeendoneioppositionto</p>

  thee.thesenatedecideduponan</p>

  arakealandinginian</p>

  soil.asenddivisiohecarthaginian</p>

  aresofroushingtothe</p>

  aidofthehotoplanandeverybody</p>

  expectedagreatvictory.butthegodshaddecided</p>

  otherwise.</p>

  ithefalloftheyear218beforethebirthofchrist</p>

  andtheronaroattaarthaginiansin</p>

  spainhadleftitaly.peopleingfoewsof</p>

  aneasyaevictoryanto</p>

  spreadthroughtheplainofthepo.ountaiheir</p>

  lipstrelioldofhundredsofthousandsof</p>

  broenaiedbystras``eaeasbigas</p>

  ahouse,ergedfrohecloudsofsnow</p>

  heoldgraianpassthroughhhercules,</p>

  thousandsofyearsbefore,haddriventheoxenofgeryonon</p>

  hisspaintogreeof</p>

  bedraggledrefugeesappearedbeforethegatesofro,h</p>

  repletedetails.hannibal,thesonofhalcar,h</p>

  fiftythousandsoldiers,nihousandhorsenandthirty</p>

  sevenfightingelephants,hadcrossedthepyrenees.hehad</p>

  defeatedtheronarofscipioonthebanksoftherhone</p>

  andhehadguidedhisarsafelyaountainpasses</p>

  ofthealpsalthoughitoberandtheroadshickly</p>

  veredhsnoh</p>

  thegaulsandtogethertheyhaddefeatedasendron</p>

  arjustbeforetheycrossedthetrebiaandlaidsiegeto</p>

  plainusoftheroaded</p>

  rohtheprovihealpiricts.</p>

  thesenate,surprisedbutdeicasusual,</p>

  husheduptheneasawofresh</p>

  arestostoptheinvader.hannibalosurprise</p>

  thesetroopsonanarroene</p>

  lakeandtherehekilledalltheronofficersandst</p>

  oftheirn.thistithereongthepeople</p>

  ofro,buttheseitshirdarwas</p>

  anisedandthendus</p>

  hfullpooact``asosavethestate.</p>

  fabiuskbeverycarefullestallbelost.</p>

  hisraeavailablesoldiers,were</p>

  notchforhannibalsveterans.herefusedtoaeptbattle</p>

  butforeverhefolloroyedeverythiable,</p>

  destroyedtheroads,attackedslldetatsandgenerally</p>

  oraleofthecarthaginiantroopsbya</p>

  stdistressingandannoyingfuerillawarfare.</p>

  suchthodshoecrowds</p>

  e.theyed</p>

  ``aethingstbedoneandstbedonequickly.</p>

  apopularherobythenaofvarro,thesortofnwho</p>

  uchbetterheuld</p>

  dothingsthansloade</p>

  nderination.atthebattleof</p>

  an</p>

  history.rethahousandnwerekilled.hannibal</p>

  asterofallitaly.</p>

  herchedfroneendofthepeninsulatotheother,</p>

  proe</p>

  andaskingthedifferentprovininon</p>

  thetheroretheofrobore</p>

  noblefruit.htheexceptionsofcapuaandsyracuse,all</p>

  roncitiesreinedloyal.hannibal,thedeliverer,</p>

  foundhielfopposedbythepeopleended</p>

  tobe.hehoanddidnotlike</p>

  thesituatiosseetoaskforfresh</p>

  suppliesandneen.alas,</p>

  either.</p>

  theronsasters</p>

  ofthesea.hannibalsthelphielfasbestheuld.</p>

  hentiodefeattherohatout</p>

  againsthibuthisobersreasingrapidlyand</p>

  theitalianpeasantsheldalooffrohisselfappointed</p>

  ``deliverer.</p>

  afternyyearsofuninterruptedvictories,hannibal</p>

  foundhielfbesiegediry</p>

  nquered.forant,theluckseedtotu.hasdrubal,</p>

  hisbrother,haddefeatedtheronaresinspain.hehad</p>

  crossedthealpstoetohannibalsassistance.hesent</p>

  sseothesouthtotellofhisarrivalandasktheother</p>

  artoethintheplainofthetiber.unfortuhe</p>

  ssengersfellintothehandsoftheronsandhannibal</p>

  edinvainforfurtheeilhisbrothershead,ly</p>

  papandtoldhibr></p>

  ofthefateofthelastofthecarthaginiantroops.</p>

  hhasdrubaloutoftheipio</p>

  easilyrenqueredspainandfouryearslatertherons</p>

  tackupe.hannibalwas</p>

  k.hecrossedtheafriseaandtriedtanise</p>

  thedefey.intheyear202atthebattle</p>

  ofza,thecarthaginiansed.hannibalfledto</p>

  tyre.frohereheinortostirupthesyrians</p>

  andthee.heacplishedvery</p>

  littlebuthisactivitiesangtheseasiaticpohe</p>

  ronsanexarrytheirotheterritoryof</p>

  theeastandahegreaterpartoftheaegeanworld.</p>

  drivenfroytoanother,afugitivee,</p>

  hannibalatlastkiousdreaad</p>

  e.hisbelovedcityehadbeenruihe</p>

  osignaterriblepeace.heavy</p>

  hadbeensunk.shehadbeenforbidde</p>

  ronperssion.shehadbeeopaytherons</p>

  llionsofdollarsforendlessyearstoe.lifeoffered</p>

  nohopeofabetterfuture.intheyear190b.nibaltook</p>

  poisonandkilledhielf.</p>

  fortyyearslater,theronsforcedtheirlaston</p>

  carthage.threeloheinhabitantsoftheoldphoeni</p>

  lonyheldoutagainstthepohene.</p>

  hungerforcedtheosurrehefeenanden</p>

  hesiegeywas</p>

  setonfire.forthestorehousesandthepal</p>

  adthegreatarsenalbued.thenaterriblecursewas</p>

  pronounanlegions</p>

  retuedtoitalytoenjoytheirvictory.</p>

  forthehousandyears,thediterraneanrein</p>

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