The History of Rome, Volume 4Bell, 1850 - 2278 pages |
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Page 1683
... prætor and people of Rome . His lying so long inactive at Samos offended Æmilius , thinking nothing more improbable than that Polyxenidas , whom he had twice challenged in vain to fight , should ever offer him battle ; and he considered ...
... prætor and people of Rome . His lying so long inactive at Samos offended Æmilius , thinking nothing more improbable than that Polyxenidas , whom he had twice challenged in vain to fight , should ever offer him battle ; and he considered ...
Page 1684
... prætor , unacquainted with the place , followed in expectation of forcing their ships from it out of the harbour . Myonnesus is a promontory between Teos and Samos . It consists of a hill rising from a pretty large base to a sharp top ...
... prætor , unacquainted with the place , followed in expectation of forcing their ships from it out of the harbour . Myonnesus is a promontory between Teos and Samos . It consists of a hill rising from a pretty large base to a sharp top ...
Page 1685
... prætor to remove his fleet , because there was danger from the land , as Antiochus kept his camp not far from it . 29. When the fleet was brought round to the city , all being ignorant of the approach of the enemy , both soldiers and ...
... prætor to remove his fleet , because there was danger from the land , as Antiochus kept his camp not far from it . 29. When the fleet was brought round to the city , all being ignorant of the approach of the enemy , both soldiers and ...
Page 1689
... prætor , compelled by the danger of the soldiers , sounded a retreat , that he might not expose them incautious to his opponents , maddened with despair and rage . The fighting being ended , the besieged did not , even then , think of ...
... prætor , compelled by the danger of the soldiers , sounded a retreat , that he might not expose them incautious to his opponents , maddened with despair and rage . The fighting being ended , the besieged did not , even then , think of ...
Page 1704
... prætor , in- troduced to the senate the deputies of Placentia and Cremona , in Cisalpine Gaul . When they complained of the want of colonists , some having been carried off by the casualties of war , others by sickness , and several ...
... prætor , in- troduced to the senate the deputies of Placentia and Cremona , in Cisalpine Gaul . When they complained of the want of colonists , some having been carried off by the casualties of war , others by sickness , and several ...
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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.