Mago said he did not kno,v. "N othing," repli Hanno, "is easier to find out. Have the Romans sent a: envoys to Hannibal to sue for peace? Has any rumour reach! your ears of anyone even mentioning the word 'peace' Rome?" Again Mago replied in the negative. "Well, th said Hanno, " we have as much work before us in this war , we had on the day when Hannibal first set foot in Italy. Man' of us are still alive who can remember with what changef\ fortunes the first Punic war was fought. N ever did our caus appear to be prospering more by sea and land than immediatel before the consulship of C. Lutatius and A. Postumius. Bu in their year of office we were utterly defeated off the .lEgate But if (which heaven forfend 1) fortune should now turn to an extent, do you hope to obtain when you are defeated a peal which no one offers to give you now that you are victoriou If anyone should ask rpy opinion about offering or acceptir: terms of peace I would say what I thought. But if the questio before us is simply whether Mago's demands should be grante< I do not think that we are concerned with sending supplies 1 a victorious army, much less do I consider that they ougt to be sent if we are being deluded with false and empt hopes." Very few were influenced by Hanno's speech. His wel known dislike of the Barcas deprived his words of weight an they were too much pre-occupied with the delightful news the had just heard to listen to anything which would make thel feel less cause for joy. They fancied that if they \vere willin to make a sljght effort the war \vould.soon be over. A resolutio was accordingly passed with great enthusiasm to reinforce Han nibal with 4000 Numidians, 40 elephants, and 500 talents 0 silver. Bostar 2 also was sent with Mago into Spain to rais 20,000 infantry and 4000 cavalry to make good the losses of th armies in Italy and Spain.