This post is mostly a photographic presentation of monuments from Jerash, Jordan. Continue reading “Monuments from Jerash, Jordan”
Monuments from Jerash, Jordan
The battle of lake Thrasymene (or Trasimene) in Etruria between the Romans and Carthaginians
In the early spring (217 B.C.) Gaius Flaminius with his army advanced through Etruria and encamped before Arretium, while Gnaeus Servilius advanced as far as Ariminum to watch for the invasion of the enemy from that side. Continue reading “The battle of lake Thrasymene (or Trasimene) in Etruria between the Romans and Carthaginians”
Τhe state of matters in Spain on the time of Hannibal’s arrival to Italy
During this time Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio, who, as I said, had been left by his brother Publius in command of the naval forces, sailing from the mouths of the Rhone with his whole fleet to the place in Spain called Emporium, and starting from there made a series of landings, reducing by siege the towns on the coast as far as the Ebro, which refused his advances, but bestowing favours on those which accepted them and taking all possible precautions for their safety. Continue reading “Τhe state of matters in Spain on the time of Hannibal’s arrival to Italy”
The Celtic stance towards Hannibal and the Romans
Publius, having crossed the Po and encamped at Placentia, a Roman colony, where he occupied himself with the cure of himself and the other wounded, and thinking that his forces were now firmly established in a safe position, made no move. Continue reading “The Celtic stance towards Hannibal and the Romans”
The Roman Army from Diocletian to Zeno
The Roman army had a thousand years of tradition behind it by 284, the accession of Diocletian. Continue reading “The Roman Army from Diocletian to Zeno”
The speeches of Publius Scipio & Hannibal to their troops before the battle of Ticinus
Once Hannibal entered Italy, at first he encamped at the very foot of the Alps to refresh his forces. Continue reading “The speeches of Publius Scipio & Hannibal to their troops before the battle of Ticinus”
