05-05-2008, 11:32 PM
Steven wrote:-
[quote]Polybius (III 117) “as the main battle commenced the Romans (the 10,000 men) carried out their orders and attacked this force (Hannibal’s camp)…Hannibal, who had gained the upper hand in every part of the field, came to their rescue (Carthaginian camp guards), put the Romans to flight, and shut them up in their own camp. He killed 2,000 of their number and captured all the rest.â€
[quote]Polybius (III 117) “as the main battle commenced the Romans (the 10,000 men) carried out their orders and attacked this force (Hannibal’s camp)…Hannibal, who had gained the upper hand in every part of the field, came to their rescue (Carthaginian camp guards), put the Romans to flight, and shut them up in their own camp. He killed 2,000 of their number and captured all the rest.â€
"dulce et decorum est pro patria mori " - Horace
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff
