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 | | Thus, by the early 8th century, the Muslims had not only conquered nearly all of Spain, but had further occupied the eastern Pyrenees Mountains, a large part of southeastern France, and were in a position to launch a full scale invasion of (Aquitaine) central France as well. |
 | | Under these circumstances, it not difficult to understand that by the 720s, the Frankish nobility had become very alarmed at the Muslim invasion of their territory. |
 | | During the battle of Cannae in 216 B.C.E., Lucius Aemilius Paulus led a force of 50,000 against Hannibal’s 40,000, which made it one of the largest single battles of Roman history. |
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