Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-10-29
Selections frcm Roman History
Literal Translation from Eutropius
b3 c. MacLcan, PHI. D.rThc
Second Panic War.
Continued

Second Panic War.
(Continued)
In the consnlships of Marcus Miauciu,
Rufus and Publius Cornelius war was
ma lie Oh the Histriaiis. because they had
committed piracy Oil Rom IN vessels THAT
were supplying corn; ani all were sub
dued. In the same year the Second
Punic War was thrust upon the Romans
by Hannibal, the Carthasinian general,
who, having, in the twentieth year OF
his a.e, gathered together one hundred
and Fifty thousand Csoldiers] undertook
to storm Saguntum, Il city Of Spain,
(which was] friendly to the Romans
The Romans ordered him, through their
| ENJOYS, to refrain from war. [But] he
was not willing to give a hearing to the
messengers. The Romans now seat to
Carthage to warn Hann:b II not to wage
war against The allies OF the Roman peo-
pie. By the Carthaginians' offensive
Hit. hareh] replies were ma lie Tilt. given].
Meanwhile, the people of Saguntum are
overcome with hunger, AMI those cap
tured by Hannibal are treated with ex-
treme cruelty. War is declared against
the Carthaginians.
Then Publius Cornelius Scipio pro-
ceeled with an army to Spain. and I'll
berius Sempronius to Sicily. Ham
| having left Hasdrubal, his brother. in
Spain, crossed the Pyrenees. He opened
for himself [across] the Alps, way on
that side heretofore Thought impassa-
BILE. It is said that he led to Italy eighty
thousand foot soldiers, ten thousand cav
airy, and thirty-seven elephants. Mean
while, many Ligurians and Gauls joined
themselves to Hannibal. Sempronius
Gracious, having learned of the coming
of Hannibal toward Italy, brought his
army from Sicily to Ariminum.
HANNiBAL's vIcToRIEs-BATrLE OF
CANNAE.
i Publius Cornelius Scipio was the first
to encounter Hannibal. When he joined
battle, and he and his forces were put to
flight, he returned to camp. At the
river Frebia Sempronius Gracious also
fights. He, toe, is conquered. In Italy
many surrendered to Hannibal. Com.
ing toward Etruria, Hannibal next en-.
countered Flaminius, the CONSUL Flam.
inius he slew on the Rpot, and twenty.
FIVE thousand of the Romans were cut
down. The rest fled in different di-
recti ons. Afterward, Quintus Fabius
Maximus was, sent by the Romans
: against Hannibal. By postponing the
fight he prevented him from attacking in
force. Then as soon rs the opportunity
came Ito him] he conquered.
I In the five hundredth and fortietI
year after the building of the city, Luz
cius Aemilius Paulus and Publius Taren-
tius Varo are sent against Hannibal and
they succeed Fabius, who, going away
warned both consuls that they could con
: quer Hannibal, skillful but impetuous
: general, not otherwise than by postpon.
. ing the battle. But when by the inn
5 patience of Varo, the consul, the othel
: consul being opposed to it, battle was
fought in Apulia, near village which is
called Canne, both consuls were con.
quered by Hannibal. In this battle three
thousand of the Africans perished, and 8
, great part of the army of Hannibal waf
: mortally wounded. Yet in 20 PuniC
battle were the Romans more roughly
7 handled. For in it the consul, Aemiliul
Paulus, perished, twenty consuls or proc
tors, thirty senators, three hundred re-
nowned heroes were captured or GU
. down, [and] of soldiers forty thousand
6 [andl of knights three thousand and fve
hundred. Yet, amid all these misfor,
tunes not one OF the Romans deigned tt
mention peace. Slaves were mannmittec
: and made soldiers, thing which nevel
before had been done.
After this battle many cities of Italy
!. which had been subject to the Romans
: transferred themselves to Hannibal
Hannibal offered to the Romans tha
Y they could ransom the captives; but b,
y the senate answer was made: "Thos
citizens are not necessary Ito the welfar
! of the state), who. when they were arme,
: men, could be taken captive" He after
, ward put (them) all to death by means O
! different kinds of torture, and sent te
! Carthage three modio [some say bushels
]. others pecks] of golden rings which h
had taken from the hands of Romai
d knights, senators and soldiers.
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