Inhaltsangabe
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. 1874. Excerpt: ... and burnt themselves, with their wives and children. For even at that early date the people of Spain exhibited the same heroic spirit in defending their towns, which has made the terrible siege of Saragoza memorable at the time of the invasion of Spain by Napoleon I. (1809). The Romans pronounced the capture of Saguntum a violation of the terms of peace, and sent ambassadors to require the extradition of Hannibal. While the senate at Carthage was conducting protracted negotiations about this matter, one of the Roman envoys, wearied with the tedious discussions, suddenly drew together his toga, and exclaimed with a haughty brevity, "Here I have war and peace; choose one of the two." One of the Carthaginian senators replied: " Give us what you will." "Then be it war," was the Roman's reply, and the negotiations were broken off. CHAPTER XL Hannibal's March Over The Alps (b.c. 218). Scarcely had Hannibal heard of the declaration of war by the Eomans, when he formed the bold design of passing over the Pyrenees and the Alps into Italy, and attacking the enemy in the heart of his own country. He left strong armies behind him in Africa and Spain, went in the spring of the year B.c. 218 over the Ebro, occupied the passes of the Pyrenees and crossed over those mountains, engaged in perpetual combats with the inhabitants. Descending into the plains of Gaul, he advanced to the Alps at the head of 50,000 infantry, 9000 cavalry, and 730 elephants, gaining over the inhabitants of that country by handsome presents, or opening a way for his army with the sword. Arrived on the banks of the Rhone his Numidian cavalry had some engagements with the Roman troops sent to oppose him from Marseilles, by Scipio. Of the populations he met in Gaul, the Bebryces formed an alliance wi...
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