De Tweede Macedonische Oorlog: Het Jaar 199 BCE

Samenvatting Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus en Publius Aelius Paetus dienen als censors; Scipio wordt de nieuwe princeps senatus; De praetor Gnaeus Baebius Tamphilus lijdt een zware nederlaag tegen de Insubres; De proconsul Lucius Manlius Acidinus mag een ovatio houden vanwege zijn overwinningen in Spanje, maar een volkstribuun spreekt hierover zijn…

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De Tweede Punische Oorlog: Het Jaar 208 BCE

Samenvatting Gaius Valerius Flaccus wordt tegen zijn zin tot flamen Dialis gewijd en claimt met succes een zetel in de Senaat; Onrust in Etrurië; De consuls Marcus Claudius Marcellus en Titus Quinctius Crispinus lopen tijdens een roekeloze verkenningsmissie in een hinderlaag van de Numidische ruiterij van Hannibal; Marcellus sneuvelt, Crispinus…

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The Second Macedonian War: The Year 199 BCE

Summary Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus and Publius Aelius Paetus serve as censors; Scipio becomes the new princeps senatus; The praetor Gnaeus Baebius Tamphilus is heavily defeated by the Insubres; The proconsul Lucius Manlius Acidinus is awarded an ovatio for his victories in Spain, but it is vetoed by a people’s…

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Prelude to the Seleucid War: The Year 193 BCE

Summary A Lex Sempronia curbs usury; Many Romans seek exemption from military service, but the Senate refuses to grant dispensations; A large army of Ligurians surrounds Pisa, but withdraws when the consul Quintus Minucius Thermus arrives with his army; The consul Lucius Cornelius Merula wins a bloody, but decisive victory…

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The Second Punic War: The Year 208 BCE

Summary Gaius Valerius Flaccus is consecrated as flamen Dialis against his will and successfully claims a seat in the Senate; Unrest in Etruria; The consuls, Marcus Claudius Marcellus and Titus Quinctius Crispinus, are ambushed by Hannibal’s Numidian cavalry during a careless reconnaissance mission; Marcellus is killed, Crispinus dies of his…

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The Second Punic War: The Year 203 BCE

Summary Publius Cornelius Scipio annihilates the armies of Hasdrubal and Syphax in a night attack near Utica; Scipio again defeats Hasdrubal and Syphax at the Battle of Great Plains; The Carthaginians finally decide to recall Hannibal from Southern Italy; Gaius Laelius and Masinissa defeat King Syphax and capture him; Masinissa…

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