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Alps (Virginia, United States) (search for this): book 3, chapter 56
Padus (Wisconsin, United States) (search for this): book 3, chapter 56
Wilmington, N. C. (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): book 3, chapter 56
Hannibal Reaches the Plains
So Hannibal mustered his forces and continued the
descent; and on the third day after passing
the precipitous path just described he reached
the plains. From the beginning of his march
he had lost many men by the hands of the enemy, and
in crossing rivers, and many more on the precipices and
dangerous passes of the Alps; and not only men in this
last way, but horses and beasts of burden in still greater
numbers. The whole march from New Carthage had occupied
five months, the actual passage of the Alps fifteen days; and he
now boldly entered the valley of the Padus, and the territory of
the Insubres, with such of his army as survived, consisting of
twelve thousand Libyans and eight thousand Iberians, and
not more than six thousand cavalry in all, as he himself
distinctly states on the column erected on the promontory of
Lacinium to record the numbers.
At the same time, as I have before stated, Publius having left
his legions under the command of his brother
Alps (New Mexico, United States) (search for this): book 3, chapter 56
Hannibal Reaches the Plains
So Hannibal mustered his forces and continued the
descent; and on the third day after passing
the precipitous path just described he reached
the plains. From the beginning of his march
he had lost many men by the hands of the enemy, and
in crossing rivers, and many more on the precipices and
dangerous passes of the Alps; and not only men in this
last way, but horses and beasts of burden in still greater
numbers. The whole march from New Carthage had occupied
five months, the actual passage of the Alps fifteen days; and he
now boldly entered the valley of the Padus, and the territory of
the Insubres, with such of his army as survived, consisting of
twelve thousand Libyans and eight thousand Iberians, and
not more than six thousand cavalry in all, as he himself
distinctly states on the column erected on the promontory of
Lacinium to record the numbers.
At the same time, as I have before stated, Publius having left
his legions under the command of his brother
Pisa (Italy) (search for this): book 3, chapter 56