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Show Thefift Bookeofthefirfpare Cuars¢8. x Cua r3.G.8) oftheHiftorie of the World. ; ro e iffeting neifhen as eel[Lan ar saan: of--o biteheabithab; and furniture,as in.quality,e made gallant thew, le, betaufeftrange. The:Gaules wereftrong of bodysand furi ous in gining charge, bur fooaewearied,as accuftomed to {pend their viol nce at he firtt brunt,witich onthe Eaft part ofthe Riuer, feeming perhaps motefit for marfhalling of their Armic, Hannibal was gad ofthis,as he had great caufe aftd:withoutany delay,patfed likewife ouer, fomewhat higher vp the ftreame, which tan from the South; leauing imhis owne difpofition allthat come of ‘them haue inherited to this'da " Th bn . campefo many, as he thought would {erueto defendit, and no more. To encourage his men ; Hee bad them looke about them,and viewthe ground well, vpon whichthey niards were leffe eager, butmore'warie , neither athamedto giue around, a =* were ouer-prefled ;:norafraidtorerirne, & renew the fight;y poti any final ceneaiagsz than.to ioyne battaile withthe Romans vponfuchaleuell ground,where the ftrongerin duce each ofthem to agood and firme tempen; fothe place which they heldin this bie were tofight. Theydidfo. And could you (faid hee) pray for any greater fortune, ment. ,As theroughnefle ofthe one; arid patience'of the other ferued muicually. itkew: horfeare fureto preuaile ¢ Theyall aflented to him ; and fhewed by their countenances, thatthey were very glad of it. Well then (faid hee further) yee are firlt ofall to taile; added confidence ioyntly vntothem both;- For they faw theinfelues: well send thankethe gods, that hate brought themhither; and then Vs, that haue trained them siblein Spaine,by their Conqueftssandin Gaule;by this thei prefent warre. Since itr forcit.could-not be feared, thatany gteat calaimitie{hould fall vpontiemy whileg thé wings otveither fideftoodfaft :: thefe Barbarians had no caufetofhrinke:or forbeatete dmploy the vrrermoft of their hardineffe, as knowing that the enemy could fiot reffe fare vpon them,without further engaging himfelfe than difcretion wouldal low. Flere: ftrongly flanked with Carthaginians and other Africans whofe name was along, and drawnetheminto neceffitic of playing, for their liues, where they are fareto lofethem. As forthefe Romans, Iwas faine to' encourage youagainft them, when yee metthem firft : but now yee may euen encourage yourfelues, by calling to minde that they arethe men, whomyee haueas often beaten as feene. Of one thing onely I will put you in minde : That whereas hitherto you fought for otherrefpeds, as, to driuethem before you out ofGaule ; and,to win the open Countrie, andfields ofItaly; bothofwhich yee haue obtained : now are yeto fight forthe Townes themfelues, and all the riches within them; whichthis viGory thall make yours. Therefore play the ftout Souldiers : and ere many hourespaffe, yee thall be Lordsofall that the Romans hold. 20 When hehad {aid this ; his brother 44ayo. came to him;whomhehad fentto viewthe countenance ofthe Enemy.Hannibal asked him,what newes;and what worke they were likely'to haue with thefe Romans 2 Worke enough (nfwered Mayo)forthey arean horrible many. Ashorrible a manyas they are (thus Haumibalreplyed:) Itell thee; brother, that among themall,fearch them neuer {fo diligently,thou fhalt notfind one man,whole nameis 44ago,With thathe fell a laughing, and fo did all that ftood about him: which unto may be added:that great adudntage;whichtheCarthaginian had in horfe: by which he wasable} if the wor ft had happéned,to makea good retrait. The effeGhof¢ontratics iSmany timesalike:, Defperation begetteth courage; burnotgréater, hot fo lively, a6 doth affinced, Confidence. Haanibaltherefore cauifed thefe Gaules and Spaniards to ad= 26 Hance sleauing voidethe place wherein they had ftood, and.into which they mightfall backe, whénthey fhould be ouerhafdly prefledy:So) cafting them into the forme of a Crefcent, Hee made them as it were his Vanguard: thetwo points of this great:halfe Moone;that looked\toward the empry fpacefrom which hehad drawne it; being nat tow and thin,as ftruing onely to guide it orderly backe; when need fhould require ;/the foremoft partofthe Ring,fwelling out toward the enemies,being well ftrengthened & thicknedagajnft all impreffion. The circle hereoffeemeth to: haue becne fo great,tharit thadowed the Afticans,who ftood behindeit: though fuch figures;cut in braffe,asI haue gladdedthe fouldiers,whothought theit General would notbe fo merry,without great aflurance, Whether itwere fo,that Mammibal,in the pride of his victories already gotten, valued one.44age aboue many thoufand Romans ; or whether he intimated,that the Romans were no leffe troubled with thinking vpon Mago and his Companions, than was feene Ofthis Battaile, prefent it more narrow : with little reaforizas thal! anone appeare! 5ao alfointhe famefigures.it is omitted,Thatany Companies ofAfricans,orothers;wete leftin the Reare,to fecond the Gaules and Spaniards,when they were'driuen to retrait's though ir-be manifeft, that Hannibalin perfon ftood betweene the laft rankesofhis long battalions;andin the head ofhis Reare,doubtleffe well accompaniedwith the choice of Mago with beholding their huge multitude; or whether hee meantonely to corrett the? fad moodeofhis brother witha ieft, and fhew himfelfe merry vntothe Souldiers : this his anfwer was moremanly,than wasthe relationofhis difcouerer.ButifHannibal bin felfe,had been fent forth by Mago, to.view the Romans,he could not haue rerarnedwit a more,gallant reportin his mouth,than that which Captain Gam, before the battaile of Agincourt,made vato our King Henry thefitt: faying,that ofthe Frenchmen,there wert his Gwne Nation. Betweene the left battalion.and the Riuer Aufidus, were the Gaules aodSpanifh horfe,vnderthecomimand of A/drubal: On the right wing,toward the wide laines.was Hawno(Liuie faith Maharbal) withthe Numidianlight-horfe. Hannibal him= elfe, with his brother Mago,hadthe leading ofthe Reare. The whole fumme of Hazaijs als Acticin thefield this: day; was ten thoufand horfe, and-fortie thoufand foot; his ie hauing twoto oneagainft himin foot ;andHee, fiueto three againft them in enowtobekilled ; enow to be taken' prifoners;and enow to run away.Euenfuch wores as thefe,or{uch pleafantiefts a8 this of Hanmibal,are not without their moment;but {er e manytimes,whenbattaileis at hand,to worke vpofi fuch paffions,as muft gouemne ch ofthe bufinefle = efpecially, where other needfull careisnot wanting ;. without whi they are but vaine boafts. ‘nif _Aathis great day,the Carthaginian excelled himfelfe,expreffing nolefle perfection 3 his militarie skill,than.was greatneffeinhis{piticand vndertakings. For to omit t y commodionfneffe ofthe place, into which he had long before conceiued the a draw-his enemiesto battaile; He marfhalled his Armie in fuch:conuenient ss all:hands, were broughtro fight, where every one might doe! beft feruice. His Roe ters, and Slingersof the Baleares, hee fent off before him; to encounter with oF cd man Velites, Thefe were loofetroupes, anfwerable in 2 manner to thofe,which w at now. by a French name Enfansperdues but when we vied our owne termes; thexed" Be » The groffe ofhis Armie following them, hee orderéd thus.His Asteoti after the Roman maner,with the {poyles whichthey had gotten atTrebiayThr i a orelfewhere; and well trained in thevfe ofthofe weapons, that were 0 ys deepe tage, than thofe wherewiththey had formerly ferned ; madethe two wings ¥ heir own inFile. Betweene thefe he ranged his, Ganles and Spaniards,armed,each aftert ie that Countrey manner their thields alike, but the\Gaules vfing long broad fore were forcible ina downe-right ftroake ; the Spaniards, fhort-and well-poon' titherto ftrike orthruft'; the Gaules,naked from their nauell vpwards; 4 ee theitownefiercenelie:the Spaniards,wearing white caffocks cmbroidered ™ erowne ter ore 48 . The Roman Army was marfhalled in the vfuall forme: but fomewhatimove narrow; and deepe, than was accuftomed ; perhaps, becaufe this had beene found conuenient a- Saihft the Carthaginians, in the former warre. It was indeed no bad wayofrefiftance agahit Elephants,to makethe Ranks thick andfbort,but the Files long ; as alforo ftrengthen well the Reare,that it might ftand faft compacted asa wall, vnderfhelter whereof the difordetred troupesmightré-ally themfelues. Thus much it feemes, that Teremtin ad learned of fome old Souldiets ; and therefore he now ordered his Battailes accor ingly, as meaningto fhew more skill, than was in his vnderftanding..\But the Catch §!nisns had hereno Elephants with them in the field : their'aduantage wasin Horfe }'a+ Saiaftwhich, this manner of embattailing was very vnprofitable, forafaiucly as their Jochargeisberterfultained in front,than vpona long flanke, As for «#mitinssic wasnovhis y of command :' He was butan Affiftant; andin fuch'cafésit happens‘often,that wife Men yeeld for very wearineffevntothe more contentious.Vponthe right hand,aidtot Ward the Riner, were the Roman horfe-men,vnder the Confull Pan/us:: Ontheleft wing, Was©.Terrentins Varro the other Conful,withthereft of the horfe,. which! were of the eatines; and otheraffociates : Ca. Sernilins the former yeeres Conful,hadthe leading of thebatraile. The Sunne was newly rifen,and offended:neither part ; the Carthaginiins ng theirfaces Northward;the Romans toward the South. fterfome light skirmifh,betweenethe Roman Velives'and Hawmibat his Dartersand Vvvv 3 flingers |
