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Title: Ridpath's Universal history : an account of the origin, primitive condition and ethnic development of the great races of mankind, and of the principal events in the evolution and progress of the civilized life among men and nations, from recent and authentic sources with a preliminary inquiry on the time, place and manner of the beginning
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900
Subjects: World history
Publisher: Cincinnati : Jones
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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was delayed. Meanwhile a Carthaginian army landed inSicily and marched to the relief of the city.Agrigentum was taken and Marcellus wasbrought into a strait place, when he suddenlyimproved his fortunes by the carelessness ofthe enemy. By an oversight a certain part ofthe ramparts was left unguarded, and the Ro-mans, taking advantage of a festival, which hadabsorbed the attention of the besieged, made adash, and gained the heights of Epipolse, whichin part commanded the city. At this juncturethe Carthaginian army ari-ived before Syracuse,but the Romans were now able to retain theirposition. In a short time a violent epidemicbroke out among the African soldiery, and theywere obliged to decamp in order to save theirlives. Soon afterwards a Spanish officer, hav-ing charge of the walls next Ortygia, openedthe gates to the Romans, who on the followingilay gained possession of the entire city. Theli\e.- (jf the people were spared, but Syracusewas saeked by the soldiers, whose apjietites were
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170 UXIVERSAL HISTOHY.—TnE AXCIKXT WoRLD. years sicLe. Tlic ai-t tivasuiTs oftlu t-ity werepreserved by ^I:ma-llu.i»irtril toRome—tlie first of many sneli stuiirndnus v«\hives. The(Jimiuion of Rome over iSlcily was completelyreestablished. \\niile these events were taking place inthe vicinity of Italy, the war was continuedbv the Scipios in Spain. The power of Car-thage iu the peninsula was rapidly brokendown. In B. C. 21.5 Saguntum was retaken,and the African coast began to be threatenedby the Romans. The Carthaginian alliesdropped away. Syphax, a leader of the Xu-raidian clans, deserted the cause of Africa forthat of Europe. Finally, Hasdrubal wasobliged to relincjuish the Spanish possessions,the hard

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