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... that Hannibal had entered Italy by the Pass of the Little St Bernard , both as being the most probable in itself , and as agreeing beyond all comparison more closely than any other with the description given by Polybius .
... that Hannibal had entered Italy by the Pass of the Little St Bernard , both as being the most probable in itself , and as agreeing beyond all comparison more closely than any other with the description given by Polybius .
Page 174
We cannot believe that they set out at a venture , without knowing whither they were bound , or any previous communication with Italy . Nor is this mere hy- pothesis ; it is a fact established by the positive assertion of Polybius ...
We cannot believe that they set out at a venture , without knowing whither they were bound , or any previous communication with Italy . Nor is this mere hy- pothesis ; it is a fact established by the positive assertion of Polybius ...
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From the account of Polybius , which it is now our purpose to follow almost implicitly , it appears that , previous to the com- mencement of his march from New Carthage ( Carthagena ) for Italy , Hannibal expected messengers or deputies ...
From the account of Polybius , which it is now our purpose to follow almost implicitly , it appears that , previous to the com- mencement of his march from New Carthage ( Carthagena ) for Italy , Hannibal expected messengers or deputies ...
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A Discourse on the Rise Progress Peculiar Objects | 1 |
Memoirs of Samuel Pepys Esq F R S Secretary | 23 |
Absenteeism By Lady Morgan | 54 |
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