TABLE OF GENERAL REFERENCES.

I.

HISTORICAL.

SIEGES, ASSAULTS, ETC., OF TOWNS AND CAMPS.

Siege of Saguntum by Hannibal

Siege of Syracuse by Marcellus and its defence by
Archimedes.

Hannibal takes Tarentum by treachery

Capture of Veii

Destruction of Alba.

Attack of the Gauls on the Roman station of

Aduataca: its brave defence.

Attack and defence of Q. Cicero's camp

Cæsar takes Genabum.

*Cæsar takes Avaricum

*Alesia beleaguered by Cæsar

Cæsar takes Uxellodunum

xxiv. 19.

v. 39, sqq.

viii. 40-43.

Bell. Civil. ii. 8-15.

TACITUS, Annals, xiv. 31,

32; Cp. Agric. 16.

Hist. iii. 30-34.

AMMIANUS

xix. 1-9.

AMMIANUS

xx. 6.

iv. 21-30. MARCELLINUS,

MARCELLINUS,

* These descriptions contain many details of engineering operations and the ancient artillery.

Hasdrubal

Sempronius

Flaminius

Minucius

II.

CHARACTERS.

Contradictions in his nature
Energetic minister

His mediocrity.

His death redeemed his life

A turbulent soldier of fortune

His indecision at the last.

Indolent and generous

An upright statesman and
philosopher
His hypocrisy

TACITUS, Hist. i. 10.

i. 48.

A virtuous and lamented prince
A courtier, hiding vigour un-
der the mask of sloth

Ambitious and unscrupulous
minister.

Gradual development of his
vices

. Accomplished but immoral

The good minister of a bad
prince

Ditto

"Elegantiarum arbiter."

His military skill in handling

troops great vices and virtues LIvy, xxviii. 12; xxi. 4. A cautious and clever governor

A demagogue; brave though
bad general

Pacuvius Calavius. An artful, successful, political

L. Bantius

leader

A dashing dragoon (ep. Murat)

A young tyrant

A cruel king

Dasius Altinius .. A traitor

Hieronymus

Philippus

Antiochus Epiphanes A magnificent monarch