Chapter XII

THE SECOND PUNIC WAR: FIRST PERIOD, DOWN TO THE BATTLE OF CANNÆ
B.C. 218-216.

218. Preparations of Hannibal 82

His march to the Rhone 83

Arrival of the Consul Scipio at Massilia 83

Hannibal crosses the Rhone 83

Scipio sends his brother to Spain, and returns himself to
Italy 83

Hannibal crosses the Alps 83

Skirmish on the Ticinus 84

Battle of the Trebia 84

Defeat of the Romans 84

217. Hannibal's march through Etruria 86

Battle of the Lake Trasimenus 86

Great defeat of the Romans 86

Q. Fabius Maximus appointed Dictator 87

His policy 87

Rashness of Minucius, the Master of the Horse 87

216. Great preparations of the Romans 88

Battle of Cannæ 88

Great defeat of the Romans 88

Revolt of Southern Italy 88

Hannibal winters at Capua 89

Note on Hannibal's passage across the Alps 90