This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ...general. 10. fuerit: subjunctive of indirect question after interrogative adjective quantus. quantus fuerit is subject to the verb possit. in acie, 'in a pitched battle.' IX. The Carthaginians now reaped the reward of their folly. They could never understand that their best chance of successful resistanco to Rome lay ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ...general. 10. fuerit: subjunctive of indirect question after interrogative adjective quantus. quantus fuerit is subject to the verb possit. in acie, 'in a pitched battle.' IX. The Carthaginians now reaped the reward of their folly. They could never understand that their best chance of successful resistanco to Rome lay in reinforcing Hannibal, and the latter, unsupported from home, was gradually driven to act on the defensive in Southern Italy, which throughout remained faithful to him. Now that Carthage was herself threatened, they at once tent for Hannibal to defend them. The two greatest leaders of the day, Scipio and Hannibal, met in conference, but without result, and the battle of Zama witnessed tho overthrow of the Carthaginian power. 1. defensnm: supine in urn, used to express purpose after a verb of motion; 'in order to defend.' 2. P. Scipionem. Tho greatest Roman of his day, perhaps tho greatest in all Roman history. Ho is said to have saved his father's life at tho battle of the Ticinus. He fought at Cannae, and afterwards took a leading part in encouraging his countrymen to resist Hanniba!. He commanded tho Roman armies in Spain with great success, and later invaded Africa with a force variously estimated at 12,000 or 35,000 men. Scipio's ambition and pride had raised up enemies in tho senate, and Fabius roundly accused him of deserting his colleague in Italy in order to gain glory for himself abroad. 4. fug-arat: contracted from Jugavei at. 5. exhaustis: with causal meaning, 'as the means of his country were now exhausted.' 5. 6. inpraesentiarum: for in prae'entia rerum; 'under present circumstances.' 6. quo: final clause, 'that ho might...' 7. condiciones, 'tho terms were not agreed upon.' 8. paucis diebus: ablative of time how long after. 9. ap...
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