And now there were, in a manner, two contests going on together, the Carthaginians being compelled to fight at once with the enemy and with their own
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Armies Form Battlelines
Hannibal, in order to terrify the enemy, drew up his elephants in front, and he had eighty of them, being more than he had ever had in any
Hannibal Proposes Peace
We do not refuse that all those possessions on account of which the war was begun should be yours; Sicily, Sardinia, Spain, with all the islands lying
Scipio Africanus Crushes Hannibal at Zama and Subjugates Carthage
This series has seven easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Romans Plan African Invasion.IntroductionBy the third century BC there
Persia Consolidates Cyrus’ Conquests
Today's installment concludes Cyrus Begins the Persian Empire,our selection from A History of Greece by George Grote published in 1856. For works
Why Babylon Fell
Vast walls and deep ditches are an inestimable aid to a brave and well-commanded garrison; but they cannot be made entirely to supply the want of
Persia Versus Babylonia
Those who recollect the description of Babylon and its surrounding territory, will not be surprised to learn that the capture of it gave the Persian
Croesus of Lydia Defeated
Croesus asked the god Apollo through his priestesses at Delphi, whether it was his custom to deceive his benefactors, and whether he was not ashamed
Persian Versus Lydia
To ask advice of the oracle, before he took any final decision, was a step which no pious king would omit.Continuing Cyrus Begins the Persian