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Show ; Tbe:iyBoolewrapapar Ciarags, Qdafiroas td trie the maine chatice in open fields all the peifwafions of 'seipioto the con: trarie notwithftanding, Ofchisdifpofition Hawnibal was aduertifed by the Gaules; his -fpies; that were in the Roman Campev' Therefore he bethought himfelfe howto:htlpe ‘forwandthe vi@orie, by adding fome {tiatagem tohis forces : hee foundin the hollow ~ofaiwate® courfejoier-growne with high teede;a fit trerich to coucr.an-ambuth/Theredathecatthis brovher Mage with athoufand'choyce horfesandas many foot. Thereft ‘of hisArmic; after they had well warned and well fed themfeluesiin their campe, hee led inte'the field, and marched towards the Conful." Early vin the! morning, hee had fent ouer Trebia fome-comipanies of Namidian light-horfes to brauethe enemie, and drawhim forth'ts abad dintierjere he hadibroken hisitatt.\serpronins was ready 'to take any Opportuniticto fight + and therefore nor oncly iMTuedout ‘of his‘Catnpe, bur foorded the River ofTrebia, in a moft cold and miferableday his foorbeing wetalmoft to cheatnse-holes ? Which, togerher with the want offood,did fo enfeeble and coole their ‘conraues, as they‘Wanted force to handle the armes'they*bare. Strohgothey were in footed well'oftheir owne Nation, as ofthe Latines? hauing ofthe one;fixtcene,ofthe other twentiethouland. The inaffe of thefe they ranged ina groffé Battalion, guarded onthe fankes withthreethoufand horfe: thrufting their light-armed; and Darters, in didferroupes in thie head ofthé reft, in the nature of a -Vantguardy The: Carthaginian numbers offod; Were in'a manner equallto their enemies; in horfe, they had by farthe bettersbothin number and goodneffe, When thereforethieR oman horfe,ranged onthe? flankes oftiieit foot,were broken by the Numidianswhen their foot were charged both in front'and fanke{by the Spaniards,Gaulesjand Blephaitts;whenfinally the whole Ar mie was vnawares preft in the Reare, by Mageand his two thoufand,that rofe-out of their place ofambufl: then fellthe Romans, by heapes,vader the enemies {words; and being beaten downejas well fighting in diforder, as flying towards: the Riuer, by the horfemen hat purfed them, there efcapedind more of ‘fixe-and thirty thoufand, than terith6nfand of all forts, Horfe and Foot. iaree greatictrours Sempronius conimitted; of which euery one déferued:to bee' reCofnperced with the loffe that followed. Thefirft was, thar he fought with Hannibalin a@Chamipaine, being by farre inferiour in horfe; arid withall thereby {biect to the Affican Blephaticswhich in inclofed orvn-cuen'groundsatid wood-lands;would have been ofhowles His edond ertor was;that he made-no difcouetivofthe place vpon which he fouphtbwheteby he was groffely ouer-reachtand infared; by theambuth which Ham nibaltiad laté for him: Thethird was, thachee'drenche his foormen with emptie to mackeszin the RivetofTrebia,citen in a molt cold ahdfroftie day,wherby in effect they loferhevfe of their limbs: Foras onefaith well Theres cothing more inconuenient au perillonssiban'toprefent an Armietyred with trausiletoxw cneruie fray and(feds fince were theiftieneth ofbadyfuileth; thégewerofitie of wine is bur dn oaprofitable vapeur. Thebrokenreitiainder ofthe R oman Amieywas collected by Seipin, who gor here? withilitite Placentia ftealing away the fame nightwhich was exceeding falnys fromthe Caithaginians,who dither pereeiued him pensetaale ofthe (rowrenorwould norper ceihimybecaufethey wereoucr-wearied) Senmproningefcaped ovietcemrteame danger flyinethrough the Countrie thar wasouer-tinne bythe criemics horfe. Hee wasarter , aoe on Confelust flaime', andj bis ArmiydeStrayed bysho\carehisgintays: ar the LakedfTory? ‘ of 39397 fret to vil! > £191 : : ‘ Pinks EO i onely ‘well intreated,but fenctheimtotheir Countries without ranfome: with this} ie teltationy That he-theréforevadertooke the Warre: inv Italie to fuoetbens Se i oppreffion of the Romans. By thefe' meanes he hoped, andnotin-vaih&todraw md: * ofthenito his partieatd affiftance. But the Gaules were not capable offac etl iy ons They ftoodih feare,left he fhould make their' Countnie:-the feat lof Wate ; aia py perhapstake it fromthem. They were alfo more grieued than reafon willed thea at hisifeedifig Vpon them, and waftihgtheir Territories Wherefore fomeufrkeém cola i red againtt his lifes others admonithed hinrof thé dangelt and thefe thdt gaud him Ma adilice; Wete ready foone afterto pracifeagaintthimy byurlierelinlike foredetecied) Héwwas therefore gladto vie ‘Perwigs of hairejandfale beards of diitbrs coldursy ct ; theendthat he mighit'not be deferied norknowne, tolthdle that thould vhidgrabeed makehim away.' Paihé he woild haue patfed the A ppenines, vpomslerfirt appearanic ofSprings but was coriipelled by the violence of weather, :06 tarry -amongithe Girls; ull hehadfecrie more Swallowes then one} At length,! when thé yeero was foriewhae bettetopéenedijhe refolued to takehis leaue ofthefe giddie. Companiénsjand! bring the Warnibertr to the'gatés OfRomeySo6 away he went, hawing:his Armie greatly increaled 20 With Ligirians atid -Gatiles:moreferuiceable fliends,abrdad;tharin thir owine:@ouns trie*That the paflage ‘oftheA ppenine Mountains was troublefonie, Itvoldir heetllefte to makeday.doubt. Yetfinceche'Romane Armids found no'memorable impediment,bin theirtharches that way ithe great Vexation which fell vpénutdxmihad;| when: henvasitra: uailing through atid Ouer themsoughtimredfonto beimputedratherto the extremityof Winter,that makesall waics foule) than vo'dnyintolerable sdifficalriéin that iournie Neuéitheleffe to atioid the lengehof way together with thetcfittanct 8 fortifications i Whichinay notiniprobably be ‘thought to hairebech erected vponthe ordinary paflaGtstowards Romelie chofe at this timesthough it-wereiwith muchitrouble}to tradaile ptiiteughithe Fennes and rotten ptounds df Fufcane. In thofeMarithesand bogeess; he MOR alt his Blephanrs; Taue one,together:with thé vie ofwrit afhis éyesy by thetioyfts nelle OP thicayre; and by lodging'on thecolthgtound) amthwading throngh deepmire atidwater. Tn briefejafterhe had with much adoe recoueredthefirm and fertile Plains: he lodged about Arretium:whérehefomewhat réfrefhechis wearied followers,:and heatdheives ofehe Roihane Conf. wince o1 bot son eid T NGS BlatvirSis58k CwSeruilias had of lace been chofen Confulsiforthis yeérel:iSenaslive, dtraCable mints& Wholly gowered by: aduiceofithe Semate:Flamiatka ian how headed POpdla¥ Orator:whior hauifieGace beemrobbed(as hethoughr) ofshis Confulfhipibiy: a dedibestine Scifntors was aftaid to beferucd:{o againe! vnileffehe qltickly:finithed the é WaThisitalis Gonfut chougheit notbett for him tobeat Romepwhen hesenvred Into His!O ficejet his aduerfariesyby: fayhingfomerdligious impediment) frouldiides iheMt Within'th¢/Citieorfindeotherbufinefle for limvar honits toldifappaint him OMthe honoties that Liéhoped to get.in che Warre, Wherefordhé departed feeretly out ihians:took hiswayto‘Arretium,where he fhortly foundthea "10 2 nob bed . Cherieailpofirion ofthis Conful, promifed vnto Hamdibulgrdanbflurance ofvidos He.Therfore he prouoked,with many-indignitiesythevehetnentinatureofeht Riomant Big thereby todraw himvato fight, cre Seruilis came-withithebett of tho~A mies the ‘Coiititvie between Pefile & Arrcrium he partd fireand{wordyeucnvnder the aoa Wrote which was' enough toimake him {tirreythav Wwouldnorhaue fircetwftill}: + joys i; Sh iirinibal had beervemict! Ieis true; chav a great CaptaimsofFrance'!hathy fridy rose tae Countric, Flaminius thought hisowne honour to be muchrimpairédydnd theres TT He Winter growing:onapace} waswiryrithafpeslandunfit for cen.hdl ; © greatcontentment of theRomansy whobcing ngpablete keepe Treafurersjtwo Colonelsand fiue Gentlementlic SonnesofSenatounsywhich they had intercepted. Thefe,and itt general alifuch ptifonersas hehad ofthe ans! ; freight places, loaden with yrons,and miferably fedde:thofe oftheidfiowternnsee sunt"Phe Fathtisd@ the Senators were galted highly difpleafed withthis}reupked-him baffadorssbut he neglected theiriniindtiony and hafting tds theetwitht che Dard $ and pe : Sunred ys at eae hie Rima Thedeparture ofHatinibalfron the cifalpine Gantes intw' Metfuvia. Flarifinivs 1° ofthe Fiftorieofthe World, OFheTowieahdaicant to takepoffeffionof his office; whentrhealby, came, nav A vitnis ded: by more; than were requifitelina fecterfighe yet by fewer; thadcou td haite'nade refiftance, if the énemie had-met with hint, iNMbsiccchbheat Heeigotaweys and canseto Rome, where he did his office inchoofinenew! Gonfuls forthe yeere ‘following then returned into his Province, with afrefitipply againxwanibalo' | Cuarzis. OsFae neNepas bord. A wafltd Coantrieis nor thereby lof\iBucdby this -walte ‘ot veryquiet « but vexedthem with continiuall/Alarines alfayling diners 'pacessgid Aa Beewbelt) AataduaneedYowards the Enemie: Manyaduifed bith (whichbadsindeednorabideto Heywhopened himin toker/oftheirfaidfullouejwich sto ROBAM ETfs, suingdoWri@all Teale before themsrovhe gatesofRomesT liecotarehetookelortes ¢ swarmein Placentia, and:Geremonadi¥.et Hhizaibakdid noefition thes king fome; beating the Gaules their adherents , and winning the Lygurians v ts? obitie patience awhile! afdfay forthis Colleapues Buc oPthis heecould Beet fayinieehae Reeare noeto defend! Arretium; whilelt the Carthaginians! went : Ttce2 an od |