The History of Rome, Volume 4Bell, 1850 - 2278 pages |
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Page 1663
... Macedon , where all things were prepared . On their arrival , the king received them with royal magnificence , and accompanied them on their march . Much pleasantry and good humour appeared in him , which recommended him much to ...
... Macedon , where all things were prepared . On their arrival , the king received them with royal magnificence , and accompanied them on their march . Much pleasantry and good humour appeared in him , which recommended him much to ...
Page 1722
... Macedonian garrisons from the citadels . When the day came , and Amynander with a thousand Ætolians was on the frontiers , by the preconcerted plan the Macedonian garrisons were driven from the four places at once , and letters were ...
... Macedonian garrisons from the citadels . When the day came , and Amynander with a thousand Ætolians was on the frontiers , by the preconcerted plan the Macedonian garrisons were driven from the four places at once , and letters were ...
Page 1728
... Macedon . The devastation of their sea - coast called away the Ætolians from this region . Pleuratus , king of the Illyrians , entered the Corinthian gulf with sixty barks , and having formed a junction with the ships of the Achæans ...
... Macedon . The devastation of their sea - coast called away the Ætolians from this region . Pleuratus , king of the Illyrians , entered the Corinthian gulf with sixty barks , and having formed a junction with the ships of the Achæans ...
Page 1768
... Macedon . This same army , when it proceeded by the same route under Scipio , had found the Thracians more peaceable , but for no other reason , than because it had then less booty , which was the object of their attack : although ...
... Macedon . This same army , when it proceeded by the same route under Scipio , had found the Thracians more peaceable , but for no other reason , than because it had then less booty , which was the object of their attack : although ...
Page 1789
... Macedon was left to Philip after he was conquered ; Lacedæmon to Nabis ; yet the grounds of an accusation were never sought against Quinctius on that account . The reason was , that he had not Africanus for a brother , whose high renown ...
... Macedon was left to Philip after he was conquered ; Lacedæmon to Nabis ; yet the grounds of an accusation were never sought against Quinctius on that account . The reason was , that he had not Africanus for a brother , whose high renown ...
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Page 2081 - That commanders should be counselled, chiefly, by persons of known talent ; by those who have made the art of war their particular study, and whose knowledge is derived from experience ; from those who are present at the scene of action, who see the country, who see the enemy...
Page 1808 - How often in the ages of our fathers was it given in charge to the magistrates, to prohibit the performance of any foreign religious rites ; to banish strolling sacrificers and soothsayers from the forum, the circus, and the city ; to search for, and burn, books of divination ; and to abolish every mode of sacrificing that was not conformable to the Roman practice...
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Page 1694 - While they were employed in measuring and fortifying the camp, a body of the king's troops, consisting of three thousand chosen horse and foot, approached with great rapidity and violence. The party on guard, though much inferior in number, (being only two thousand,) without *. B, 862.] THE HISTORY OP ROME.
Page 2080 - In every circle, and, truly at every table, there are people who lead armies into Macedonia; who know where the camp ought to be placed; what posts ought to be occupied by troops; when and through what pass that territory should be entered; where magazines should be formed; how provisions should be conveyed by land and sea; and when it is proper to engage the enemy, when to lie quiet.
Page 1809 - During the night, which succeeded the day in which the affair was made public, great numbers, attempting to fly, were seized, and brought back by the triumvirs, who had posted guards at all the gates ; and informations were lodged against many, some of whom, both men and women, put themselves to death. Above seven thousand men and women are said to have taken the oath of the association.