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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