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                 WILHELM IHNE’HISTORY OF ROME 
                   SECOND VOLUME
                   STRUGGLE FOR THE ASCENDANCY IN
          THE WEST.
                   264-201 B.C.
                   
 
 CHAPTER I. 
 CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III.THE FIRST PUNIC WAR, 264-241 B.C.First Period. To the capture
          of Agrigentum, 262 B.C.
              
        Second Period, 261-255 B.C.
          The first Roman fleet. Mylae. Ecnomus. Regulus in
          Africa.
  
        Third Period, 254-250 B.C. The
          victory at Panormus.
              
        Fourth Period, 250-249 B.C.
          Lilybaeum and Drepana.
  
        Fifth Period, 248-241 B.C.
          Hamilcar Barcas. Battle at the Aegatian Islands. Peace.
  
        CHAPTER IV.THE WAR OF THE MERCENARIES, 241-238 B.C.CHAPTER V.THE WAR WITH THE GAULS, 225-222 B.C.CHAPTER VI.THE ILLYRIANS WARS
 I. THE FIRST ILLYRIAN
          WAR, 229-228 B.C.
              
        II. THE SECOND
          ILLYRIAN WAR, 219 B.C.
              
        CHAPTER VII.THE SECOND PUNIC OR HANNIBALIAN WAR, 218-201 B.C.
 First Period. From the
          beginning of the war to the battle of Cannae, 218-216 B.C.
              
        Second Period. From the battle
          of Cannae to the Revolution in Syracuse, 216-215 B.C.
              
        Third Period. The War in
          Sicily, 215-212 B.C.
              
        Fourth Period. From the taking
          of Syracuse to the capture of Capua, 212-211 B.C.
              
        Fifth Period. From the fall of
          Capua to the battle on the Metaurus, 211-207 B.C.
  
        Sixth Period. From the battle
          on the Metaurus to the taking of Locri, 207-205 B.C.
  
        Seventh Period. The War in
          Africa to the Conclusion of Peace, 204-201 B.C.
              
        CHAPTER VIIIGENERAL REMARKS ON THE HANNIBALIAN WARAND THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD. | 
      
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