The History of Rome Decade 3, pt.1, illustr. by notes, by E.R. Humphreys1857 |
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... battle of Tours . It was not , however , until 1683 , that Europe was definitely relieved from its Mohammedan in- vaders , by John Sobieski at the battle of Vienna . The final destruction of Carthage was principally effected by the ...
... battle of Tours . It was not , however , until 1683 , that Europe was definitely relieved from its Mohammedan in- vaders , by John Sobieski at the battle of Vienna . The final destruction of Carthage was principally effected by the ...
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... battle with the Vetrones , one of the most warlike Spanish tribes . 9 Factionis Barcina . ] This was the democratic party , headed by the Barca family , whose most distin- guished members were Hamilcar , his three sons , Hannibal the ...
... battle with the Vetrones , one of the most warlike Spanish tribes . 9 Factionis Barcina . ] This was the democratic party , headed by the Barca family , whose most distin- guished members were Hamilcar , his three sons , Hannibal the ...
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... battle , ( at Hera- clea , B.C. 280. ) when four were captured , and taken in triumph to Rome . In the first Punic war , Regulus took 18 elephants at the battle of Adis ; and at the siege of Panormus , the Carthaginians are said to have ...
... battle , ( at Hera- clea , B.C. 280. ) when four were captured , and taken in triumph to Rome . In the first Punic war , Regulus took 18 elephants at the battle of Adis ; and at the siege of Panormus , the Carthaginians are said to have ...
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... battle they were frequently covered with plates of metal ; their tusks pointed with iron spikes , and swords tied on their trunks : and of ele- phants thus equipped , the native Indian armies contained troops of 12,000 to 20,000 ; but ...
... battle they were frequently covered with plates of metal ; their tusks pointed with iron spikes , and swords tied on their trunks : and of ele- phants thus equipped , the native Indian armies contained troops of 12,000 to 20,000 ; but ...
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... battle . Of this process , the most remarkable instance will be found in Cæsar's account of the siege of Alesia . ( B. G. vii . 72. ) Battering engines are said to have been first used either by Pericles at the siege of Samos , or by ...
... battle . Of this process , the most remarkable instance will be found in Cæsar's account of the siege of Alesia . ( B. G. vii . 72. ) Battering engines are said to have been first used either by Pericles at the siege of Samos , or by ...
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Page 19 - Plurimum audaciae ad pericula capessenda, plurimum consilii inter ipsa pericula erat: nullo labore3 aut corpus fatigari, aut animus vinci poterat. Caloris ac frigoris patientia par ; cibi potionisque desiderio naturali, non voluptate, modus finitus : vigiliarum somnique nee die, nee nocte discriminata tempora. Id, quod gerendis rebus superesset, quieti datum : ea neque molli strato, neque silentio arcessita.
Page 95 - C. Flaminio tulerat, ne quis senator cuive senator pater fuisset maritimam navem quae plus quam trecentarum amphorarum esset haberet — id satis habitum ad fructus ex agris vectandos, quaestus omnis patribus indecorus visus.
Page 313 - Apollini ludos vovendos faciendosque et, quando ludi facti essent, duodecim milia aeris praetori ad 13 rem divinam et duas hostias maiores dandas. Alterum senatus consultum factum est ut decemviri sacrum Graeco ritu facerent hisque hostiis, Apollini bove aurato et capris duabus albis auratis, Latonae 14 bove femina aurata.
Page 341 - Romanis erat, quippe 6 tarn paucis, si vi retinerent. Id quidem cavendum semper Romanis ducibus erit exemplaque haec vere pro documentis habenda, ne ita externis credant auxiliis ut non plus sui roboris suarumque proprie 7 virium in castris habeant.
Page 103 - Trasumennus subit. Via tantum interest perangusta, velut ad id ipsum de industria relicto spatio: deinde paulo latior patescit campus; inde colles adsurgunt.
Page 104 - ... sibi quisque dux adhortatorque factus ad rem gerendam et nova de integro exorta pugna est — non illa ordinata per principes...
Page 110 - Tum lectisternium per triduum habitum decemviris sacrorum curantibus. Sex pulvinaria in conspectu fuerunt, lovi ac lunoni unum, alterum Neptuno ac Minervae, tertium Marti ac Veneri, quartum Apollini ac Dianae, quintum Vulcano ac Vestae, 10 sextum Mercurio et Cereri.
Page 90 - Tantaque vis frigoris insecuta est, ut ex illa miserabili hominum jumentorumque strage cum se quisque attollere ac levare vellet, diu nequiret, quia torpentibus rigore nervis vix flectere artus poterant.
Page 297 - Quo diutius trahebatur bellum et variabant secundae adversaeque res non fortunam magis quam animos hominum, tanta religio, et ea magna ex parte externa, civitatem incessit ut aut homines aut dei 7 repente alii viderentur facti.
Page 55 - Galliae fluminum difficillimus transitu est; nam, cum aquae vim vehat ingentem, non tarnen navium patiens est, quia nullis coercitus ripis, pluribus simul neque iisdem alveis fluens, nova semper vada novosque gurgites' — et ob eadem pediti quoque incerta via est — , ad hoc saxa glareosa volvens nihil stabile nee tutum ingredienti praebet.