Great men and famous women : a series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in history Volume 1 . SCIPIO AFRICANUS MAJOR 19. unanimously. In 211 his father and uncle fell in Spain, and the Carthagin-ians again took possession of the country, which they had almost entirely Capua had fallen again into their hands, and Italy no longer requiredtheir exclusive attention, the Romans de-termined to act with more energy againstthe Carthaginians in Spain. On the dayof the election, no one ventured to comeforward to undertake the command
Great men and famous women : a series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in history Volume 1 . SCIPIO AFRICANUS MAJOR 19. unanimously. In 211 his father and uncle fell in Spain, and the Carthagin-ians again took possession of the country, which they had almost entirely Capua had fallen again into their hands, and Italy no longer requiredtheir exclusive attention, the Romans de-termined to act with more energy againstthe Carthaginians in Spain. On the dayof the election, no one ventured to comeforward to undertake the command inthis war. Young Scipio, then scarcelytwenty-four years of age, at last offeredto take the command of the army inSpain. The people were struck with ad-miration at the courage of the youngman, and gave him command, with pro-consular power, which was afterward pro-longed to him for several years ( 210-206). Tne extraordinary power which youngScipio exercised over his contemporaries was perhaps partly owing to supersti-tion, for he was believed to be a favorite of the gods. Ever since he had risento manhood, he went every morning into the Capitol, where he spent some
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