But in truth, the terror with which he continued to inspfare his enemies,
after his career of success was dosed, is even more wonderftd than hia
first brilliant triumphs. For four years after the death of Hasdmbal*
he remained in undisputed possession of Bruttium, when the Bomani
had re-oonquered all the rest of Italy. Here he maintained bia axmy.
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without receiving any sapplies from home, and with no other naval
force at his disposal, tiian such vessels as he could build from the Brut-
tian finrests, and man with the sailors of the countxy. At length, when
it was plain that no new diversion oould be effected in his favour, and
when the dangerous situation of his country called for his presence, aa
the last hope ot Carthage, he embarked his troops without the slightest
intemption from the Romans; and moved only by the disasters of
others, wUle his own army was unbroken and unbeaten, he abandoned
Italy fifteen yean after he had first entered it, having ravaged it with
fire and sword frmn one extremity to the other, and having never seen
his numerous victories chequered by a single defeat.' — A.
SCIPIO CEOSSES ESTTO APEICA AND BLOCK.
ADES UnCA, AETEE EBIGHTEULLY EAVAGING
THE COUNTET. Massinissa goes over to the Eomans.
* Kassinissa was no better than a common barbarian : he was a base
traitor, who deserves the hatred of every honest man. His whole life
was an uninterrupted series of treacheries against Carthage.' — N,

Destraction of the Cartliaginian and Nuinidian armies,
under Hasdrubal Gisco and Sypliax, by Scipio. They
are again defeated, and Syphax is taken prisoner.
HAJSTNIBAL BETUENS TO AFEICA : Battte of
zama, B.O. aoa, AND CONCLUSION OF THE
SECOND PUNIC WAE.
