The battle of Cannæ, and terrible overthrow of the Roman army; an historical poem and diagram, showing the positions of both armies drawn up in order for battle . s took the name of Baleares. Note 6.—Page 22. Like charging trump of Gabriel. Gabriel was an Angel in Heathen Mythology, considered in the samewarlike character by all profane writers, except the Persians, who thoughthim a peaceful angel, and named him the Peacock of Heaven. The Greeksand Romans considered him the destroying angel of war who carried atrumpet to sound the Commanders order for a charge in battle. Miltonuses him as the
The battle of Cannæ, and terrible overthrow of the Roman army; an historical poem and diagram, showing the positions of both armies drawn up in order for battle . s took the name of Baleares. Note 6.—Page 22. Like charging trump of Gabriel. Gabriel was an Angel in Heathen Mythology, considered in the samewarlike character by all profane writers, except the Persians, who thoughthim a peaceful angel, and named him the Peacock of Heaven. The Greeksand Romans considered him the destroying angel of war who carried atrumpet to sound the Commanders order for a charge in battle. Miltonuses him as the Angel of War in his Paradise Lost. He is generally con-sidered the angel of both War and Death its consequence, who sounded histrump first to bring on a battle, and finally to announce its is introduced in this double capacity at Cannce, considering the conflictand destruction of the Knights and their auxiliaries as inevitable when hesounded Hannibals order for the Cavalry in his rear to charge them. w ^5 lift ^ \\^ , . „ °-l^ ,.^^ . ^^^ ^ , ^ -a^ ^^n^ r%. ,-0 .? o> a 1 1 .0- .-J.^-s ,V \ 8 ^0 » N 0.
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