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Old 08-15-2005, 13:04 PM   #43 (permalink)
Praxus
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Originally Posted by sparten
Hannible thought that King Phyrrus was second only to Alexander.
I read that in Livy as well (or Polybius, I forget which). He also implyed that Scipio was beyond the best, saying that if he had defeated Scipio he would have been far beyond Alexander and Phyrrus in military achievement.
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