Title

History by Polybius, Volume II

Caption

History by Polybius. Volume II. French edition translated from Greek by Dom Vincent Thuillier. Comments of Military Science enriched with critical and historical notes by M. De Folard. Paris, chez Pierre Gandouin, Julien-Michel Gandouin, Pierre-Francois Giffart and Nicolas-Pierre Armand, 1727. Printing by Jean-Baptiste Lamesle. Numantine War, 154-133 BC. Belligerent: Roman republic and Celtiberian tribes. Siege of Numantia. Numance´s famous blockade and its two surrounding lines.

Date

2018

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Photo12/Universal Images Group

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UMG20B24_289

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Keywords

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