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able Africa Agathocles alike Alps already amidst ancient Appian arms attack battle besieged camp Campania Cannæ Capua carried Carthage Carthaginian citizens coast command conquered consul crossed danger defeat Diod Drepanum elephants enemy Eryx Fabius fell Flaminius Florus followed force Frag Gallic garrison Gauls genius ginians Gisco Greek ground Hamilcar Barca hands Hannibal Hannibal's harbour Hasdrubal Hiero Hisp honour horse hundred Ibid infantry island Italian Italy knew land Libyan Lilybæum Livy Marcellus Massinissa mercenaries Messana military Minucius mountain naval Numidian Numidian cavalry once Panormus passed peace perhaps Phoenician Plutarch Polyb Polybius Punic Pyrrhus Regulus revolt Roman army Roman fleet Roman Senate Rome Sardinia Scipio Second Punic War seemed sent ships Sicily side siege soldiers Spain story struggle success Syracuse taken temple thousand town Trasimene Trebia troops vessels victory walls whole xxii xxiii xxiv xxvi Zonaras