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of_o the_o macedonian_a ordnance_n to_o pass_v through_o all_o sort_n of_o country_n and_o to_o plant_v their_o camp_n and_o final_o to_o seize_v upon_o commodious_a place_n and_o to_o besiege_a and_o endure_v siege_n and_o to_o present_v himself_o against_o the_o enemy_n all_o these_o thing_n be_v require_v in_o war_n sometime_o also_o the_o general_a moment_n which_o be_v great_a serve_v much_o for_o the_o victory_n all_o which_o be_v not_o easy_a for_o a_o macedonian_a ordnance_n yea_o sometime_o they_o be_v unprofitable_a for_o that_o the_o soldier_n can_v neither_o serve_v in_o rank_n nor_o man_n to_o man_n whereas_o the_o roman_a be_v fit_a and_o profitable_a for_o these_o thing_n for_o every_o roman_a come_v to_o fight_v with_o his_o arm_n be_v active_a for_o all_o time_n and_o place_n and_o for_o all_o charge_n and_o have_v general_o one_o ordnance_n whither_o he_o be_v to_o fight_v in_o troop_n with_o the_o whole_a army_n or_o particular_o ensign_n to_o ensign_n or_o man_n to_o man._n wherefore_o as_o the_o commodity_n be_v most_o excellent_a so_o many_o time_n the_o end_n and_o conclusion_n of_o the_o battle_n be_v more_o prosperous_a and_o successful_a unto_o the_o roman_n then_o to_o other_o i_o have_v therefore_o think_v it_o necessary_a and_o convenient_a to_o use_v a_o long_a discourse_n concern_v these_o thing_n for_o that_o there_o be_v many_o grecian_n at_o this_o day_n which_o hold_v it_o incredible_a that_o the_o macedonian_n shall_v be_v vanquish_v and_o overcome_v be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o cause_n and_o mean_n whereby_o a_o macedonian_a ordnance_n be_v vanquish_v by_o the_o roman_a arm_n when_o as_o philip_n have_v use_v all_o possible_a mean_n he_o can_v in_o this_o battle_n and_o yet_o be_v prevent_v of_o the_o victory_n macedony_n he_o forthwith_a make_v great_a haste_n pass_v by_o tempe_n to_o recover_v
assemble_v his_o army_n 398_o punishment_n of_o the_o mutineer_n 400_o partell_n corrupt_v 407_o pedisca_n the_o wâ—fe_n of_o syphax_n 417_o pursuit_n of_o the_o roman_n after_o syphax_n 423_o phylon_n slay_v 453_o policy_n of_o attalus_n his_o eouldier_n 449_o prinassa_n besiege_v by_o philip._n 45â—_n queen_n â—uca_fw-la 61_o quintus_fw-la fabius_n choose_v dictator_n 153_o r._n rhegium_n besiege_v by_o the_o roman_n 5_o river_n of_o ciamosure_n 6_o roman_n resolve_v to_o succour_v the_o mamertin_n 7_o retreat_n of_o hannibal_n from_o agregas_n 13_o roman_n invention_n to_o inure_v their_o man_n to_o the_o oar_n 14_o roman_n army_z by_z sea_n 17_o rhodien_n take_v with_o his_o ship_n 34_o roman_n surprise_v by_o arthalâ—_n 37_o roman_n fleet_n break_v at_o sea_n 38_o river_n of_o mechera_n 50_o reconciliation_n of_o amilcar_n and_o hannâ—_n 58_o rome_n take_v by_o the_o gaul_n 70_o retreat_n of_o the_o gaâ—les_n 75_o revolt_n of_o aripote_n of_o argos_n 90_o revolt_n of_o the_o mantiniens_n 93_o riâ—er_n of_o tagus_n 110_o roman_a ambassador_n send_v to_o carthage_n 115_o remonstrance_n of_o the_o gaulish_a king_n unto_o the_o carthaginian_a campe._n 128_o roman_a ambassador_n signify_v war_n unto_o the_o carthaginian_n 121_o revolt_n of_o the_o bolonian_o 125_o roman_n advertise_v by_o hannibal_n 138_o retreat_n of_o scipiâ—_n ibid._n river_n of_o trebia_n 142_o roman_n fear_v for_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o battle_n 147_o roman_n defeat_v and_o surprise_v 151_o river_n of_o vantoure_n 156_o roman_n army_n at_o sea_n 158_o roman_n victory_n at_o sea_n ibid._n roman_n great_a army_n at_o sea_n 159_o river_n of_o fen_n 168_o roman_n army_n of_o four_o score_n thousand_o foot_n and_o 6000_o horse_n 170_o roman_n lose_v the_o battle_n 172_o rhodieâ—s_n succour_v the_o synopense_n 205_o retreat_n of_o the_o dardariens_n without_o do_v anything_o 211_o retreat_n of_o euripides_n from_o stymphalia_n 212_o river_n of_o eremanthea_n 213_o revolt_n of_o the_o leapreate_v against_o the_o etoliens_n 218_o river_n of_o acheloe_n 227_o river_n of_o erota_n 235_o retreat_n of_o molon_n 248_o reason_n of_o the_o war_n propound_v by_o antiochus_n 259_o rabatamassana_n yield_v to_o antiochus_n 262_o roman_n 288_o roman_a cavalry_n arm_v after_o the_o greek_a manner_n 295_o roman_n manner_n in_o give_v the_o word_n 299_o roman_a commonweal_n more_o excellent_a than_o the_o lacedaemonian_a 308_o river_n of_o lisson_n 313_o race_n of_o acheus_n 328_o riâ—er_n of_o erota_n 334_o roman_n in_o field_n 339_o remonstrance_n of_o publius_n scipio_n unto_o his_o army_n 359_o royal_a city_n of_o the_o persian_n 369_o remonstrance_n of_o edecon_n to_o publius_n 374_o reprehension_n of_o calisthenes_n 408_o remonstrance_n of_o the_o roman_a ambassador_n to_o the_o carthaginian_n 425_o rhodiens_n declare_v enemy_n to_o philip._n 438_o s._n succour_n require_v from_o the_o roman_n by_o the_o mamertin_n 6_o supply_n which_o the_o carthaginian_n put_v into_o agragas_n 11_o scuerity_n of_o the_o roman_n towards_o their_o soldier_n 11_o sixscore_o vessel_n make_v ready_a for_o the_o sea_n by_o the_o roman_n 14_o spendius_n 46_o surprise_n of_o the_o carthaginian_n campe._n 49_o sephira_n 50_o supply_n of_o numidian_n come_v to_o spendius_n 51_o succour_n from_o sclavonia_n to_o the_o midionians_n 60_o scerdâ—lade_n 62_o some_o gavy_n banish_v their_o country_n for_o their_o disloyalty_n 63_o sparia_n or_o lacedaemon_n 101_o sardinia_n abandon_v by_o the_o carthaginian_n 108_o sagont_n force_v by_o hannibal_n 112_o scipio_n his_o speech_n to_o his_o man_n 141_o sempronius_n put_v his_o man_n into_o battle_n 146_o scipio_n arrive_v at_o empory_n and_o conquer_v unto_o ebro_n 147_o six_o thousand_o roman_n take_v in_o a_o burrow_n by_o composition_n 162_o supply_n send_v from_o rome_n into_o spain_n 159_o scerdilade_n and_o demetrius_n 183_o scope_n choose_v head_n of_o the_o etoliens_n 190_o situation_n of_o constantinople_n 196_o shelf_n in_o the_o sea_n 198_o situation_n of_o synop._n 205_o situation_n of_o egire_n 206_o situation_n of_o ambrachia_n 208_o scope_n make_v a_o incursion_n into_o macedony_n 208_o situation_n of_o sophia_n 212_o sally_n of_o the_o elienses_n upon_o the_o macedonian_n 213_o succour_n send_v to_o the_o elienses_n by_o dorimache_n 216_o situation_n of_o triphalia_n and_o its_o town_n 216_o situation_n of_o alphira_n 217_o slander_n of_o appelles_n 220_o situation_n of_o sephasenia_n 225_o situation_n of_o amycle_n 234_o speech_n of_o hermes_n against_o epigene_n 245_o situation_n of_o media_n 247_o situation_n of_o silucin_n 255_o selutia_n assault_v 256_o seleucus_n his_o present_n 271_o situation_n of_o thebes_n 275_o speech_n of_o agelaus_n 277_o succour_n send_v by_o the_o roman_n to_o scerdilade_n 281_o six_o kind_n of_o governmentsâ—_n 283_o spanish_a sword_n 294_o septy_a be_v two_o mine_n and_o a_o mine_n be_v two_o london_n bushel_n 302_o sign_n of_o the_o sarden_n negligence_n 315_o sally_n make_v by_o they_o of_o lisse_n 324_o strong_a fort_n yield_v unto_o antiochus_n 328_o skirmish_n betwixt_o the_o roman_n and_o carthage_n 334_o superstition_n of_o the_o roman_a dame_n 339_o situation_n of_o carthage_n 361_o second_o assault_n give_v to_o carthage_n by_o the_o roman_n 363_o scipio_n ass_n ail_v the_o fort._n 364_o soldier_n oath_n touch_v the_o pillage_n 365_o scipio_n providence_n concern_v the_o prisoner_n 3â—6_n syringe_n besiege_v by_o antiochus_n 372_o syringe_n take_v by_o antiochus_n ibid._n spaniard_n join_v with_o the_o roman_n 376_o scipio_n salute_v king_n of_o the_o spaniard_n 377_o skirmish_n of_o the_o bactreans_n with_o antiochus_n 3â—4_n safety_n of_o monarchy_n 391_o sudden_a charge_n of_o the_o roman_n against_o the_o carthaginians_n 395_o scipio_n pâ—â—s_v his_o man_n in_o battle_n ibid._n scipio_n speech_n to_o his_o army_n 400_o scipio_n lay_v a_o bait_n for_o the_o enemy_n 401_o spaniaâ—ds_n put_v themselves_o in_o battle_n ibid._n scipâ—e_o draw_v to_o the_o enemy_n campe._n 419_o scipio_n set_v asdrubaâ—â—_n camp_n on_o fire_n 420_o scipio_n attend_v the_o siege_n of_o bysarthe_n 421_o scipio_n draw_v towards_o the_o enemy_n 422_o syphax_n return_n in_o safety_n 423_o scâ—pio's_n answer_n to_o hannibal_n 429_o scipio_n speech_n to_o his_o army_n 431_o strength_n of_o a_o battle_n 432_o say_v of_o scipio_n 444_o syphax_n king_n of_o the_o masaisylins_n 452_o t._n the_o persian_n 2_o the_o lacedaemonian_n ibid._n the_o maccdonian_o ibid._n the_o roman_n ibid._n timer_n we_o a_o historiographer_n 4_o take_z of_o messina_z by_o some_o campanois_n 5_o take_z of_o rhegium_n by_o the_o roman_n ibid._n the_o punishment_n of_o traitor_n ibid._n the_o campanois_n hold_v messina_n be_v call_v mamertins_n ibid._n the_o mamertin_n deliver_v their_o town_n and_o fort_n to_o the_o carthaginian_n 6_o the_o mâ—mertins_n recover_v the_o fort_n from_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o carthaginian_n 7_o the_o order_n of_o the_o roman_a army_n and_o the_o number_n of_o man_n in_o a_o legion_n 10_o tune_n take_v by_o the_o roman_n by_o a_o assault_n 2d_o the_o numidian_n great_a robber_n ibid._n the_o lead_n of_o the_o carthaginian_n army_n give_v to_o xantippus_n 23_o the_o policy_n of_o cecilius_n to_o defeat_v the_o elephant_n 28_o tree_n principal_a promontory_n in_o sicily_n 30_o toâ—ne_n of_o erix_n take_v from_o the_o roman_n by_o amilcar_n 40_o the_o canspiracy_n of_o the_o woman_n of_o africa_n 48_o the_o victory_n of_o amilcar_n 51_o the_o victory_n of_o the_o carthaginian_n against_o spendius_n 52_o town_n of_o hippona_n and_o bysarthe_n revolt_v from_o the_o carthaginian_n 55_o the_o extreme_a necessity_n that_o press_v the_o stranger_n campe._n 56_o the_o victory_n of_o the_o sclavonian_n against_o the_o epirote_n 62_o the_o roman_n embassy_n to_o teuca_n queen_n of_o sclavonia_n 63_o the_o turinois_n and_o agoniens_n 68_o the_o genovois_n 68_o the_o poe._n 68_o the_o venetian_n come_v from_o paphlagonia_n 69_o the_o number_n of_o the_o gaul_n army_n 73_o the_o preparation_n which_o the_o roman_n make_v for_o war_n ibid._n the_o number_n of_o soldier_n that_o be_v raise_v in_o italy_n 73_o tuscany_n ruive_v by_o the_o gaul_n 74_o the_o advice_n of_o aneroâ—ste_n 75_o the_o arm_n which_o the_o gaul_n do_v use_v 77_o take_v of_o king_n congolliâ—ane_n ibid._n the_o army_n of_o milanese_n 78_o the_o uneasinesse_n of_o the_o gaul_n sword_n 79_o the_o pythagorian_o burn_v in_o italy_n 82_o the_o lacedaemonian_n and_o theban_n 83_o the_o alliance_n of_o twelve_o city_n 84_o the_o envy_n of_o the_o etoliens_n against_o the_o acheins_n 86_o the_o nature_n of_o king_n 87_o tages_n yield_v unto_o antigonus_n 91_o the_o great_a villainy_n commit_v by_o the_o mantiniens_n 93_o the_o mantiniens_n sold._n 94_o the_o cruelty_n of_o aristomachus_n ibid._n the_o great_a fidelity_n of_o the_o megalopolitain_n 95_o three_o part_n of_o the_o booty_n be_v due_a to_o the_o general_n 96_o the_o number_n of_o the_o nation_n that_o be_v in_o antigonâ—â—_n army_n 97_o the_o war_n which_o antiochus_n and_o philip_n
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