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Hannibal Defies the Romans
But the people of Saguntum kept sending ambassadors
Saguntum appeals to Rome. Winter of B. C. 220-219.
to Rome, partly because they foresaw what was
coming, and trembled for their own existence,
and partly that the Romans might be kept fully
aware of the growing power of the Carthaginians in Iberia. For a long time the Romans disregarded
their words: but now they sent out some commissioners to see
what was going on. Just at that time Hannibal had finished
the conquests which he intended for that season, and was
going into winter quarters at the New Town again, which was in
a way the chief glory and capital town of the Carthaginians in
Iberia. He found there the embassy from Rome, granted them
an interview, and listened to the message with which they were
charged. It was a strong injunction to him to leave Saguntum
alone, as being under the protection of Rome; and not to cross
the Iber, in accordance with the agreement come to in the
time of Hasdrubal. Hanni
War in Illyria
Wherefore the Senate, by way of preparing to undertake this business, and foreseeing that the war
Illyrian war, B. C. 219.
would be severe and protracted, and at a long
distance from the mother country, determined
to make Illyria safe. For it happened that, just at this time,
Demetrius of Pharos was sacking and subduing to his authority
the cities of Illyria which were subject to Rome, and had
sailed beyond Lissus, in violation of the treaty, with fifty
galleys, and had ravaged
Cavalry Engagement on the Ticinus
Next day both generals led their troops along the river
Skirmish of cavalry near the Ticinus, Nov. B. C. 219.
Padus, on the bank nearest the Alps, the Romans
having the stream on their left, the Carthaginians on their right; and having ascertained on
the second day, by means of scouts, that they
were near each other, they both halted and remained encamped
for that day: but on the next, both taking their cavalry, and
Publius his sharp-shooters also, they hurried across the plain
to reconnoitre each other's forces. As soon as they came
within distance, and saw the dust rising from the side of their
opponents, they drew up their lines for battle at once. Publius
put his sharp-shooters and Gallic horsemen in front, and
bringing the others into line, advanced at a slow pace.
Hannibal placed his cavalry that rode with bridles, and was
most to be depended on, in his front, and led them straight
against the enemy; having put the Numidian cavalry on either
wi
Universal War
The year of Aratus's office was just expiring, and his
Aratus succeeded by his son as Strategus of the Achaeans, May B.C. 219.
son Aratus the younger had been elected to
succeed him as Strategus, and was on the point
of taking over the office. Scopas was still
Strategus of the Aetolians, and in fact it was
just about the middle of his year. For the
Aetolians hold their elections immediately after the autumn
equinox, while the Achaeans hold theirs about the time of
the rising of the Pleiads. As soon therefore as summer had
well set in, and Aratus the younger had taken over his
office, all these wars at once began simultaneously. June—September, B.C. 219. Hannibal began besieging Saguntum; the
Romans sent Lucius Aemilius with an army to Illyria against
Demetrius of Pharos,—of both which I spoke in the last book;
Antiochus, having had Ptolemais and Tyre betrayed to him by
Theodotus, meditated attacking Coele-Syria; and Ptolemy was
engaged in preparing for the war with An
Philip Starts for Aetolia
King Philip started from Macedonia with his army for
The History of the Social war resumed from ch. 37. Philip starts for Aetolia, B.C. 219. Night surprise of Aegira.
Thessaly and Epirus, being bent on taking
that route in his invasion of Aetolia. And
at the same time Alexander and Dorimachus,
having succeeded in establishing an intrigue
for the betrayal of Aegira, had collected about
twelve hundred Aetolians into Oeanthe, which
is in Aetolia, exactly opposite the above-named
town; and, having prepared vessels to convey
them across the gulf, were waiting for favourable weather for
making the voyage in fulfilment of their design. For a
deserter from Aetolia, who had spent a long time at Aegira,
and had had full opportunity of observing that the guards of
the gate towards Aegium were in the habit of getting drunk, and
keeping their watch with great slackness, had again and again
crossed over to Dorimachus; and, laying this fact before him,
had invited him to m
Philip Arrives in Epirus
Such was the state of things in the Peloponnese when
Philip V. at Ambracia, B. C. 219.
King Philip, after crossing Thessaly, arrived
in Epirus. Reinforcing his Macedonians by
a full levy of Epirotes, and being joined by
three hundred slingers from Achaia, and the five hundred
Cretans sent him by the Polyrrhenians, he continued his
march through Epirus and arrived in the territory of the
Ambracians. Now, if he had continued his march without
interruption, and thrown himself into the interior of Aetolia, by
the sudden and unlooked-for attack of so formidable an
army he would have put an end to the whole campaign: but
as it was, he was over-persuaded by the Epirotes to take
Ambracus first; and so gave the Aetolians an interval in which
to make a stand, to take precautionary measures, and to prepare
for the future. For the Epirotes, thinking more of their own
advantage than of that of the confederacy, and being very
anxious to get AmbracusStephanos describes Ambr
Seleucia
Every detail of these transactions was known to the king:
who, while sending frequent threatening messages to Achaeus,
was now concentrating all his efforts on the preparations for
the war against Ptolemy. War with Ptolemy B. C. 219. Having accordingly
mustered his forces at Apameia just before
spring, he summoned his friends to advise with
him as to the invasion of Coele-Syria. After many suggestions
had been made in respect to this undertaking, touching the
nature of the country, the military preparation required, and
the assistance to be rendered by the fleet,—Apollophanes of
Seleucia, whom I mentioned before, put an abrupt end to all
these suggestions by remarking that "it was folly
to desire Coele-Syria and to march against that,
while they allowed Seleucia to be held by
Ptolemy, which was the capital, and so to speak,
the very inner shrine of the king's realm. Apollophanes advises that they begin by taking Seleucia. Besides the disgrace
to the kingdom which its occupat