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 1 2 |        old, struggled again with Hannibal and the Carthaginians, and
 2 10|                             When Hannibal invaded Italy, Marcellus
 3 10|    Canusium, and all feared lest Hannibal, who had destroyed the strength
 4 10|        sword of Rome. Certainly, Hannibal himself confessed that he
 5 11|            And first, when among Hannibal's soldiers, proud of their
 6 11|      were generally favourers of Hannibal. There was in the town one
 7 11|        darts, and was brought to Hannibal, who so honoured him, that
 8 11|       the strongest partisans of Hannibal, and urged the people to
 9 12|        prudent device he allured Hannibal to move with his army in
10 12|         in the battle. And while Hannibal opposes part of his forces
11 12|          sallied out later. Here Hannibal's soldiers, with much bloodshed
12 13|        to a set battle, but when Hannibal had sent out a party to
13 13|          to that day happened to Hannibal, who had kept together in
14 14|       Sicily. For the success of Hannibal had excited the Carthaginians
15 14|         redeem the captives from Hannibal, though it might have done
16 14|        Italy, until the war with Hannibal should be ended. These,
17 25|      After this he moved against Hannibal. And whereas the other consuls
18 25|          the same policy against Hannibal, namely, to decline coming
19 25|          they looked to wear out Hannibal; and that Fabius, who, adhering
20 25|     money, and three thousand of Hannibal's soldiers, that were left
21 25|       now upon the march against Hannibal, to turn his triumph into
22 25|         order for fight. Nor did Hannibal refuse the challenge. They
23 25|        of the slain, challenging Hannibal to solve the question by
24 25|         followed him. And though Hannibal often used stratagems, and
25 25| Marcellus from his conflict with Hannibal; and on his arrival they
26 26|           he would, by following Hannibal and drawing him up and down,
27 26|          him at Canusium: and as Hannibal often shifted his camp,
28 26|          up his forces in array. Hannibal, in extreme grief, called
29 27|         which, "O strange!" said Hannibal, "what will you do with
30 27|          the fight was doubtful, Hannibal commanded the elephants
31 27|    almost all wounded. This gave Hannibal opportunity to retire in
32 28|                           But as Hannibal, having disentangled himself
33 29|        he to fight a battle with Hannibal. It was the subject of his
34 29|           but that he might meet Hannibal in the field. And I think
35 30|        possible means to provoke Hannibal, who at that time had a
36 30|      betwixt Bantia and Venusia. Hannibal declined an engagement,
37 30|        he therefore moved nearer Hannibal. Betwixt the two camps was
38 30|         the Romans wondered that Hannibal, who had come thither before
39 32|                                  Hannibal, little valuing the other
40 32|       bones; which being told to Hannibal, "It is impossible, it seems