. The story of Rome, from the earliest times to the death of Augustus, told to boys and girls . They, however, grew restive, and, as often happened, didas much harm to their friends as to their foes. After a fierce struggle, Claudius succeeded in attackingthe brave Spanish soldiers both in the rear and in the flank,and they, overcome by the numbers that attacked them,fell, after a bold and desperate struggle. When Hasdrubal saw that the Spaniards, on whom hechiefly relied, were being slaughtered, he knew that the daywas lost. For himself, he resolved neither to leave the field, norto be taken
. The story of Rome, from the earliest times to the death of Augustus, told to boys and girls . They, however, grew restive, and, as often happened, didas much harm to their friends as to their foes. After a fierce struggle, Claudius succeeded in attackingthe brave Spanish soldiers both in the rear and in the flank,and they, overcome by the numbers that attacked them,fell, after a bold and desperate struggle. When Hasdrubal saw that the Spaniards, on whom hechiefly relied, were being slaughtered, he knew that the daywas lost. For himself, he resolved neither to leave the field, norto be taken alive. Putting spurs to his horse, he gallopedwildly into the midst of the enemy and was slain, stillgrasping his sword in his hand. 212 THE STORY OF ROME Not only were ten thousand of Hasdrubals soldiers slain,but many were taken prisoner. The spoil was enormous,for Hasdrubal had plundered the country as he had passedthrough it, and he had also been carrying large sums ofmoney to Hannibal. Perhaps it was Uttle wonder that the Romans felt thateven the awful battle of Cannae was now Sl^
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