. The story of the ancient nations : a text-book for high schools . e siege of eight months. The Roman Senate pre-pared to punish Carthage by a double invasion oi Spain andAfrica, but before their fleet arrived in Spain. Hannibal waswell on the march toward Italy (218 B. C.). After five months of marching, the Punic army reached theTo Valley. Their losses were great, especially during thedifficult passage of the Alps; for the army had arrived therelate in the fall, probably in September, when the snow hadbegun to fall. Fifteen days were spent in crossing, daystilled with fighting against the w
. The story of the ancient nations : a text-book for high schools . e siege of eight months. The Roman Senate pre-pared to punish Carthage by a double invasion oi Spain andAfrica, but before their fleet arrived in Spain. Hannibal waswell on the march toward Italy (218 B. C.). After five months of marching, the Punic army reached theTo Valley. Their losses were great, especially during thedifficult passage of the Alps; for the army had arrived therelate in the fall, probably in September, when the snow hadbegun to fall. Fifteen days were spent in crossing, daystilled with fighting against the wild Alpine mountaineers, 1 It lias been shown that the point oi the pilum will pierce a boardan inch in thickness. 296 THE STORY OF ROME with terrible suffering to horses and men. In the naisses they wore attacked by the enemy from the he\above, and in the contusion men and animals were oftenpushed off the precip - >o their lives in th< gorges below. With only 26,000 men. less than halt of th which started from Spain, and these emaciated and worn, the young. N . W VS. of Ron I3 y. ;^-i The Second Punk W*I 118 Ml B C Foi - \ very effoi Hannibal ov. ltalv. In the tirst fcl - genius oi 5 man HANNIBAL IN ITALY 297 threatened to break into pieces tin state which Rome hadtaken so long to build. The Celts of northern [taly eagerlyjoined the Carthaginian ranks; but Hannibal was deceived in his hope that, the remaining Italians would desert Rome and regard him as their liberator from Roman oppression. This faithfulness of the Italians was largely due to the Roman policy of giving ihem a, share in the rights and privilegesof Roman citizenship. The loss of life suffered by the armies of Home and herallies in the first I hree years of the war was appalling. I pona cold December morning of the year 218 , on the banksof Trebia River, Hannibal enticed the Roman consul tojoin battle with him under conditions which gave theRomans no chance of victory. The Carthaginian cavalryhad been
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