Makers of History Hannibal By JACOB ABBOTT WITH ENGRAVINGS
PREFACE
CONTENTS.
ENGRAVINGS.
HANNIBAL. Chapter I. The First Punic War. B.C. 280-249 Hannibal. Rome and Carthage.
Chapter II. Hannibal at Saguntum. B.C. 234-218 Parentage of Hannibal.
Chapter III. Opening of the Second Punic War. B.C. 217 Fall of Hanno's party.
Chapter IV. The Passage of the Rhone. B.C. 217 Difficulties anticipated. Reconnoitering party.
Chapter V. Hannibal crosses the Alps. B.C. 217 The Alps.
Chapter VI. Hannibal in the North of Italy. B.C. 217 Miserable condition of the army. Its great losses.
Chapter VII. The Apennines. B.C. 217 Hannibal pursues the Romans. He takes some prisoners.
Chapter VIII. The Dictator Fabius. B.C. 216 Alarm at Rome. The consul Flaminius.
Chapter IX. The Battle of CannAE. B.C. 215 Interest excited by the battle of CannAE.
Chapter X. Scipio. B.C. 215-201 Reason of Hannibal's success. The Scipios.
Chapter XI. Hannibal a Fugitive and an Exile. B.C. 200-182 Hannibal's conquests.
Chapter XII. The Destruction of Carthage. B.C. 146-145 Destruction. The third Punic war.
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