Ridpath's Universal history : an account of the origin, primitive condition and ethnic development of the great races of mankind, and of the principal events in the evolution and progress of the civilized life among men and nations, from recent and authentic sources with a preliminary inquiry on the time, place and manner of the beginning . ender new ones tothe end that one or the other of the partiesmight apjK-al to the Romans, either to interferedirectly, or to act as arl)iters in the variouscontroversies. It thus happened that real or factitious issuesin surrounding countries were more and
Ridpath's Universal history : an account of the origin, primitive condition and ethnic development of the great races of mankind, and of the principal events in the evolution and progress of the civilized life among men and nations, from recent and authentic sources with a preliminary inquiry on the time, place and manner of the beginning . ender new ones tothe end that one or the other of the partiesmight apjK-al to the Romans, either to interferedirectly, or to act as arl)iters in the variouscontroversies. It thus happened that real or factitious issuesin surrounding countries were more and morereferred to Rome for decision—a circumstancewhich she never failed to turn to her own ac-count. This policy was often carried out witha cynical diabolism which would have donecredit to the Italian diplomacy of the MiddleAu:es. It had the merit of being easier and less ROME. —THE PUNIC WARS. expensive than the metliod of Alexander, whoconijnered by the sword aud hehl as he hadwon. The Roman envoy was generally likeCresai-s Gaul, divided into three parts, of•\vhieh the first was lion, the second fox, and cldse of the .Second Punic War she stood alooffrom the entanglements on the other shores ofthe Mediterranean, aud endeavored to regainby commerce what she had lost by the course led inevitably to the restoi-atiou.
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