herchedfroneendofthepeninsulatotheother,</p>

proe</p>

andaskingthedifferentprovininon</p>

thetheroretheofrobore</p>

noblefruit.htheexceptionsofcapuaandsyracuse,all</p>

roncitiesreinedloyal.hannibal,thedeliverer,</p>

foundhielfopposedbythepeopleended</p>

tobe.hehoanddidnotlike</p>

thesituatiosseetoaskforfresh</p>

suppliesandneen.alas,</p>

either.</p>

theronsasters</p>

ofthesea.hannibalsthelphielfasbestheuld.</p>

hentiodefeattherohatout</p>

againsthibuthisobersreasingrapidlyand</p>

theitalianpeasantsheldalooffrohisselfappointed</p>

``deliverer.</p>

afternyyearsofuninterruptedvictories,hannibal</p>

foundhielfbesiegediry</p>

nquered.forant,theluckseedtotu.hasdrubal,</p>

hisbrother,haddefeatedtheronaresinspain.hehad</p>

crossedthealpstoetohannibalsassistance.hesent</p>

sseothesouthtotellofhisarrivalandasktheother</p>

artoethintheplainofthetiber.unfortuhe</p>

ssengersfellintothehandsoftheronsandhannibal</p>

edinvainforfurtheeilhisbrothershead,ly</p>

papandtoldhibr></p>

ofthefateofthelastofthecarthaginiantroops.</p>

hhasdrubaloutoftheipio</p>

easilyrenqueredspainandfouryearslatertherons</p>

tackupe.hannibalwas</p>

k.hecrossedtheafriseaandtriedtanise</p>

thedefey.intheyear202atthebattle</p>

ofza,thecarthaginiansed.hannibalfledto</p>

tyre.frohereheinortostirupthesyrians</p>

andthee.heacplishedvery</p>

littlebuthisactivitiesangtheseasiaticpohe</p>

ronsanexarrytheirotheterritoryof</p>

theeastandahegreaterpartoftheaegeanworld.</p>

drivenfroytoanother,afugitivee,</p>

hannibalatlastkiousdreaad</p>

e.hisbelovedcityehadbeenruihe</p>

osignaterriblepeace.heavy</p>

hadbeensunk.shehadbeenforbidde</p>

ronperssion.shehadbeeopaytherons</p>

llionsofdollarsforendlessyearstoe.lifeoffered</p>

nohopeofabetterfuture.intheyear190b.nibaltook</p>

poisonandkilledhielf.</p>

fortyyearslater,theronsforcedtheirlaston</p>

carthage.threeloheinhabitantsoftheoldphoeni</p>

lonyheldoutagainstthepohene.</p>

hungerforcedtheosurrehefeenanden</p>

hesiegeywas</p>

setonfire.forthestorehousesandthepal</p>

adthegreatarsenalbued.thenaterriblecursewas</p>

pronounanlegions</p>

retuedtoitalytoenjoytheirvictory.</p>

forthehousandyears,thediterraneanrein</p>

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