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    i am reading a book about the punic wars by adrian goldsmith and it is very good explains in detail about carthage and rome.good information on how they fort and the units they had .They are an interesting lot.
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    "The War with Hannibal" by: Livy.

    Penguin Classics.

    Hannibal, son of a general who did very well in the first Punic War, decided to cross the Ebro and lay siege to Seguntum, a city allied to the Romans.
    I think some others have stated this before, but it was closer to New Carthage then to the Ebro.


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    The War with Hannibal" by: Livy.

    Penguin Classics.


    Quote:
    Hannibal, son of a general who did very well in the first Punic War, decided to cross the Ebro and lay siege to Seguntum, a city allied to the Romans.


    I think some others have stated this before, but it was closer to New Carthage then to the Ebro.


    Yes , Saguntum was "below" the Ebro , but Livy is right ! How ? He said "decided to cross the Ebro..." (that is one thing , and the second is...) "...and lay siege to Saguntum" . For example , one can say :he invaded Scotland and took Berlin" - there is no contradiction here , it is simply 2 different things .
    I think we should look for a translator here , you really can look at it that way or the other . What do you think ?
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