Ancient States and Empires Part 46

M819 The war. The Samnite war. Siege of Lucania.

M820 Victory of Seutinum.

M821 New coalition against Rome. Tarentum.

M822 Pyrrhus.

M823 Marches to the a.s.sistance of the Tarentines. Battle of Heraclea.

M824 Pyrrhus offers peace.

M825 Retreat of Pyrrhus.

M826 Battle of Beneventum.

M827 Complete subjugation of Italy.

M828 Appius Claudius.

M829 Causes of the Punic war.

M830 Territories of Carthage. Sicilian affairs.

M831 Rhegium.

M832 The Mamertines.

M833 Hiero.

M834 Wealth and population of Carthage. Power of Carthage.

M835 Creation of a Roman fleet.

M836 Naval battle of Mylae.

M837 Great victory of Regulus.

M838 Other victories of Regulus.

M839 Hamilcar.

M840 Hasdrubal.

M841 Imprisonment of Regulus. Death of Regulus.

M842 Hamilcar Barca.

M843 Conquest of Sicily.

M844 Acquisition of Sicily.

M845 Creation of a Roman naval power.

M846 Condition of Carthage after the war.

M847 Hamilcar.

M848 Hasdrubal.

M849 Hannibal.

M850 Fall of Saguntum.

M851 Hannibal retires to Carthagena.

M852 He prepares for vigorous war.

M853 Crosses the Ebro.

M854 Hannibal crosses the Alps.

M855 Scipio.

M856 Battle of the Trasimene Lake.

M857 Hannibal in Italy.

M858 Hannibal marches to the Adriatic.

M859 Fabius. Efforts of the Romans.

M860 Battle of Cannae. Its great consequences. Varro.

M861 Revolt of allies.

M862 Wisdom of Hannibal.

M863 Fort.i.tude of the Romans.

M864 The crisis.

M865 Marcellus.

M866 Scipio.

M867 Revolt of Syracuse. Archimedes.

M868 Siege of Syracuse. Death of Archimedes.

M869 Fall of Capua.

M870 Battle of Metaurus. Reverses of Hannibal.

M871 Scipio.

M872 His successes in Spain.

M873 Scipio consul. He invades Africa.

M874 Hannibal evacuates Italy.

M875 Hannibal seeks for peace.

M876 The battle of Zama.

M877 Scipio gives peace to Carthage.

M878 Close of the war.

M879 Macedonia. Philip.

M880 Makes war with the Romans. Battle of Cynocephalae. The Achaean League.

M881 The liberties of Greece secured. Flaminius.

M882 Antiochus.

M883 Power of Antiochus.

M884 His preparations for war.

M885 Scipio in Asia.

M886 Defeat of Antiochus. Syria a Roman province.

M887 Subjection of the Greek cities.

M888 Death of Hannibal.

M889 Perseus.

M890 Makes war on Rome. Battle of Pydna.

M891 Its decisive results. Supremacy of the Romans in the civilized world.

M892 Causes of the third Punic war.

M893 Masinissa. Usurpation of Masinissa.

M894 Carthage called to account.

M895 Power of Carthage.

M896 War declared.

M897 Despair of the Carthaginians.

M898 The city makes desperate efforts. Hasdrubal.

M899 Failure of the Romans.

M900 Rome disgusted.

M901 Mistake of Mancinus.

M902 Siege of Carthage.

M903 Scipio master of the ports.

M904 Attack of the citadel. Capture and destruction of Carthage.

M905 Her awful fate. Carthage utterly destroyed.

M906 The fate of great commercial capitals.

M907 Scipio triumphs.

M908 Change in Roman manners.

M909 The Spanish peninsula.

M910 Geography of Spain.

M911 War with the Spaniards.

M912 Inglorious war.

M913 Scipio.

M914 Difficulties in Asiatic provinces.

M915 Province of Africa.

M916 The Macedonian war.

M917 Fall of Corinth.

M918 Asia Minor.