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328:Silva Litana
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1829:Last stands
1541:Decimomannu
1355:Mount Ercte
602:Decimomannu
575:2nd Carteia
570:1st Carteia
473:2nd Petelia
433:Sapriportis
353:1st Petelia
93: /
1793:Categories
1731:Lake Tunis
1496:Ebro River
1280:Agrigentum
1254:Punic Wars
1120:References
1051:, and the
751:Saguntines
697:Punic Wars
622:Agrigentum
525:Illiturgis
515:Ebro River
293:Victumulae
139:Saguntines
78:39°40′33″N
1693:2nd Utica
1688:1st Utica
1653:Grumentum
1613:2nd Capua
1593:1st Capua
1461:Lilybaeum
1447:(Battles)
1345:Lilybaeum
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1069:epic poem
938:Trasimene
809:Aftermath
714:Mercenary
639:2nd Utica
634:1st Utica
592:Lilybaeum
483:Grumentum
423:2nd Capua
408:1st Capua
288:Placentia
81:0°16′39″W
1770:Category
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1708:Insubria
1658:Metaurus
1628:Canusium
1623:Numistro
1563:Heat ray
1556:Syracuse
1546:3rd Nola
1536:2nd Nola
1526:1st Nola
1511:Geronium
1456:Saguntum
1417:Carthage
1407:Bagradas
1335:Panormus
1305:Tyndaris
1270:Treaties
1209:Archived
1108:See also
1029:Pyrenees
989:Saguntum
921:Geronium
887:Tarentum
870:Numistro
848:300miles
785:and the
775:Hannibal
755:Saguntum
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612:Syracuse
607:Leontini
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363:2nd Nola
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318:Geronium
251:Saguntum
171:Strength
162:Maharbal
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134:Carthage
65:Saguntum
60:Location
1824:Sagunto
1683:Crotona
1648:Petelia
1643:Baecula
1598:Silarus
1575:Sambuca
1486:Ticinus
1422:The Saw
1370:Aegates
1340:Drepana
1295:Thermae
1275:Messana
1114:Alorcus
1067:in his
759:Sagunto
555:Baecula
493:Crotona
478:Venusia
413:Silarus
383:Lucania
273:Ticinus
245:Prelude
179:Unknown
176:Unknown
166:Unknown
153: (
1819:219 BC
1799:218 BC
1516:Cannae
1491:Trebia
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1078:Libyan
1073:Punica
1059:Legacy
1045:Trebia
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955:Trebia
904:Cannae
783:Africa
779:Iberia
773:After
743:219 BC
719:Second
617:Himera
535:Orongi
504:Iberia
323:Cannae
283:Mutina
278:Trebia
106:Result
55:219 BC
1703:Cirta
1668:Sucro
1663:Ilipa
1531:Ibera
1481:Cissa
1471:Rhone
1466:Malta
1427:Tunis
1402:Utica
1315:Aspis
1300:Sulci
1290:Mylae
846:500km
793:Siege
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709:First
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597:Malta
565:Sucro
560:Ilipa
550:Baria
530:Munda
520:Ibera
510:Cissa
468:Locri
358:Cumae
348:Hamae
267:Italy
256:Rhone
189:Heavy
69:Spain
1713:Zama
1565:and
1320:Adys
1192:link
1174:OCLC
1164:ISBN
1139:ISBN
1037:Rome
1033:Alps
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853:Zama
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