BIBLIOGRAPHY.

AFTER due reflection and discussion with others, I have decided not to litter the actual pages of the book with footnote references, but to list the various historical sources in this bibliographical appendix. The modern fashion tends to treat an historical study as a literary card-index rather than as a book to be read, and in many instances this tendency is carried so far that the footnotes swamp the text. Experience suggests that even the barest footnote reference is a distraction to the reader’s eye, and momentarily dams the flow of the narrative through his mind. For this reason I have omitted references from the actual pages except where they could be woven into the text, and if some readers hold that I err in this decision, I can at least plead that I do so in good company.

The ancient sources—all of which, except Polybius, require to be treated with critical caution—have been :—

Polybius, X. 2-20, 34-40 ; XI. 20-33 ; XIV. 1-10 ; XV. 1-19 ; XVI. 23 ; XXI. 4-25 ; XXIII. 14.

Livy, XXI.-XXII., XXV.-XXXIX.

Appian, Punica, Hisp., Hann., Syr.

Aulus Gellius, IV. 18.

Cornelius Nepos, XXXI.-XXXII.; Cato; Hannibal.

Plutarch, Cato ; Æmilius Paullus; Tib. Gracchus.

Valerius Maximus, III. 7.