Hannibal: Enemy Of Rome

288 Pages·1992·18.676 MB·English

by  Leonard Cottrell

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HJINNIBJIL
ENEMY
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INTRODUCTION
"Omfa kimnagn byo otkhse irsne o e ndw,r"o Etcec lesiastes,
"anmudc hs tudiyas w earinoefts hfisee sBho.o"ok nsH anni­
barlu inn htuon drferdoPsmo, l ybwihuots a,lt koem de nw ho
knehwi mt,oa uthworristm ionrtgeh atnw ot housyaenadr s
aftheewr a bso mD.o ubtilnae nsostt hheoru yseaanmrdes nw ill
bes taitltlr taoch tipesed r soannaadlc ihtiye vaetmternatcst;e d,
orr epealclceodr,td oti hnetgie rm peraMmoeswntrt isto.en r s
Hannhiabvaield oltihzeheiedrra on,td h eirased mitmtuecdhl y
toa dmiTrheme.a wnh oc halltehgnerg oewdmi inggoh fRt o me,
whol eadg reaartma yc rtohsAesl pwsh,of osri xltoeneynge ars
harrtiheeend e omnyh iosw tne rrwiitnonrbiyan,tga t fltbeea rt ­
tlaen,hd o ldtiongge btyhm eirl,i gteanraiynu fdso rocfpe e r­
sonaalnai rtmcyyo, m poosfme adnd yi spealreamtheean estv se,r y
rigthoht e rsntiaeYt e utts h.ge e niusH-iltilkeerh 'asv-em ay
beeanne voinle .
Wheonn aen altyhzenesusem erboouooskn sfie,n dtsh maatn y
werwer itbtyse cnh owlhaonrse veerx peritehrneec aelodif t ies
waorr a ttempttoee xdp ltohgrere no duo vewrh itchhe hierr o
marcahnefddo ugThhte.ar rene o taebxlcee potfic oonusr,s e,
froPmo lybHiaunsn,ifi brasblti' osg rwahpohw earhs,i msae lf
cavaglernyea rnasdle rivnet dhh eo useohfto hlSedc iptioo s,
soldainemdri sl ihtiasrtyos ruicaahsCn lsa usveowSnic thzl,i ef­
fena,n Wda vell.
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INTRODUCTIVOilN
Thpe reswernitit nsee ri tash oelrnd oiarep r r ofeshsiiso­nal
toribauontn, we h osinet eirnHe asntn igboaeblsa ctkoh is
schooalndwdah yors ,e cernetallyai l ziefde taimmbei'tsi on-to
traivnte hlfe o otosftt ehgpees n efrraoClma rtatgoRe onmae .
Thewraens o thsipnegc tria ntc hujilosau rneeyl-enptoho aonkt s
paratni,dwt a nso "tc ovebryne edw"s papaenfirdml ceman ­m
eraIstw. a isn f aacp te rsOodnyas!su enyd,e rmtaaiknfelonyr
pleasure.
Ih opseo metohfti hnpigls e awsiublrelse h abryet dhr ee ader,
fotrh jeo urtnoeomyke t hropuagrhot fEs u rowphei acrhe
nootn lsyc enimcaaglnliyfib cuoetfn w th i"cthh set ocnreys
outt"hh ei stoofor uyrr a cIefa. n rye acdaesnrt asnadiy,n,
thPea sosfR onçevaanlndlo teths i onfCk h arleomraa gtn e,
Thennopwyiltahero eucta Lleloinnigtd habisos,o i ksn ofto r
himB.uf to trh ofsoewr h oaml andshcoawpeebv,ee aru tiifsu l,
leilfew ssi thiotgusht o stthsem,ra eyb es ompel eaasnupdre er,­
hapasl itptrloeifi nte ,n deavtoofr oilnltgoh pwer oblematical
patohft hger eCaatr thaagliotnnhigsea o nu tchoearnos fSt p ain,
acrtohsrese eCdaym arugptu heRe,h ôVnael laeneyda stwaràs
thrhot uhgAel pdeusD auphtiotn héPe o V allaentydh rei ch
heartolfIa tnadl y.
Is a"yp roblebmeactaoiuncsmeaeu l sa"td mtihtat th,oh ut ghe
majpoarro tfH annirboaulct'aebsn e f ollwoiwteshdo maec ­
curahcipysa, ta hc rtohsAesl pisss t siulbljt eomc utcs hp ecula­
tiona,n pde ndairncgh aeocloongfiircmmaaultis ortne ,m asion.
Threo uItf eo llwoawtseh dsa utg gebsySt iGerad v dieBn e eirn
hiasb sorlbiitbntogloA ekl ,pa sn Edl ephFaonrrte sa.sw ohnisc h
Is hatlrtlyoe xplianti hfneo llopwaigIneb gse ,l iweivtSehi, r
Gavtihn,Ha atn nuisbetadhilr s o ubtuewt;em abyo tbhew rong.
Tom et hwiassu nimpoirtwt aaisnm tp:o sisnis bislxhe o,r t
weektsoc, o vtehree n triorueat need x pleovrepera yws hsi ch
Hannimbaayhl a vtea kEevne.in fI c ouhladvd eo nteh miys
opinwioounslstid bl ela ss pecualsta htreie vsfeto t,rh fea icst
thnaoto nwei klnlo wwh ich Hraonuntuiebs aetldoc ross the
Alps fiurnmat riclh aeeovliodgiecnacle -wdeiaspaconanrdsd ed
equippmeernhtoa,rhp usm, aanna dn irmaelm aifnosu-ininds
onoeft hhei gpha sses.
Mym aipnu rpwoasesen joyfimrebsntyta ,t temtporti cn-g
IX INTRODUCTION
creoantoeeft hger eadtreasmitant s he ea rhliys toofEr uyr oipne
thaec tual theiatwt aeser n acwTthheeedrrw.eee raen cillary
pleastuoroie:nls a,n dscwaipnefe,o, o addn,p eopHlaen.n ibal's
achievaesdm eesnctri,in tb hpeead g oefPs o lybciabunes s ,t imu­
lationrgd uldle,p enodnit nhdgee groefie m aginbartoiuognh t
toi tb;u tth eirsaew orolfdd ieffr enbceet wreeeand tihnogs e
pagienas n a rmchaanrider a dtihmne agm ontghh ei lalnvsda l­
leyrsi,v meorusn,t aanipdnl sa,wi hnisHc ahn niabnaPdlo lybius
saw.
Ina s mavlill lbaegsteih dReei vDerrô mIec amuep oanc afé
witahs uanw nibnega rtihnwego rd"sL,eR e lda'iAsn nibal."
When aIs kwehdyi tw acsa l"lHeadn nibIanlnM',as"d ame la
Patrloononkeae tmd ew itthhi en dulsgmeionlfote n aed dressing
a chSieltdtd.io nwmgny P ernaondwd a vihneghr a ntdo wards
thmeo untsahieenx sc la"iVmoelidra,lo àu mtoen,s ilreaou urt,e
d'Annibal."
Undesru ccho ndiatinoadnm so,ns gu cphe ophlies,tc oerays es
tob ear ecoorftd hd ee apda satnb,de coamnee xs tenasneidno ­n
richmeonftt hp er esent.
Fotrh owsheoa rien tertehsjeto eudrw,nh eiymc yhwi fea nd
Iu nderitnot ohtker aocfkH anniwbaasal c compliinas hed
1Yz - toAnu stbiucnso nveirnttaeto dr aialnecdra ,l" lVeadi ree
LuvlTeheen. a"m wea gsi vteohn e bry a ne nthusFiraesntcihc
peasawnhto wm em eitn t hvea lolfet yhL eo iarneid;ts tuck.
"Va irLeuev lceaer"ru isse odmf eo utrh oumsialniednss iw xe eks,
aj oumwehyi icnhv otlwvcoer do sosfit nhPgeys r entehAeels p,s
antdh Aep ennOiunrpe usr.p ionus sei tnhgfi osr omft ransport
wa(sa t)os avceo s(tb;t) o e naubslte oc amwph ewreel iked,
indepenodfhe onttaelnlyd(sc )b ecaiutws oeu ltda kueso ver
roaadnstd r awchkisInc ihg bhatl akc aTrh.i psr ovaeg dr eat
advanitnta hgAeel pdeusD auphwihneésn,e vfleoroed hiandg
washaewda tyh reo aadnsfd,o mra nInyi lweesw erleu rching
anbdu mpionvger ri vbeoru lders.
Thouagrhd uaotut si mtehste,r iwpa sn oatn e xerocfi se
endurIad nrcoeav.ne kd e pnto tmeysw ;i fceo okaendkd e pt
houMsoes.ot ft hjeo umceoyu ilnfd a,ch ta,vb ee eanc complished
byc abru,tt r avine ltihfniagss hsitoanra,tn isdnt go pwphienrge
INTRODUCTIXO N
wep leawsaeldkw,ii nttghh d ea wcno,o kbiytn hgre o adasnidd e,
sometviemnetsua rliounnnrggfe quentesde ermtoeobud rt iensg,
usn èariensr p,it roti htle,o ng-adremawidhe osrs oeu wteee n­
deavtoorf eodl lIco awcn.e rtraeicnolmymt ehmniedst hoofd
transtpoao nrryte adwehr0ms a yb ei nsptiomr aekdse i milar
quests.
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