 | Sir Walter Raleigh - Guiana - 1820 - 618 pages
...to this presumption, came Livius tie consul, with a proud bravery, to give charge on the Africans ; by whom he was so sharply entertained, that the victory seemed very doubtful. The Afiv cans and Spaniards were stout soldiers, and well acquainted with the manner of the Roman fight.... | |
 | sir Edward Shepherd Creasy - 1851 - 326 pages
...presumption came Livius the consul, with a proud bravery to give charge on the Spaniards and Africans, by whom he was so sharply entertained, that the victory...in the midst. Livius, therefore, and Porcius found great opposition ; and with great slaughter on both sides prevailed little or nothing. Besides other... | |
 | Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy - Battles - 1851 - 376 pages
...presumption came Livius the consul, with a proud bravery, to give charge on the Spaniards and Africans, by whom he was so sharply entertained that the victory...soldiers, and well acquainted with the manner of the Ro• man fight. The Ligurians, also, were a hardy nation, and not accustomed to give ground, which... | |
 | Edward Shepherd Creasy - Battles - 1879 - 434 pages
...Spaniards and Africans, by whom he was so sharply entertained that victory seemed very doubtful. llie Africans and Spaniards were stout soldiers, and well...in the midst. Livius, therefore, and Porcius found great opposition; and, with great slaughter on both sides, prevailed litllo or nothing. Besides other... | |
 | Edward Shepherd Creasy - Battles - 1883 - 436 pages
...the Spaniards and Africans, by whom he was so sharply entertained that victory seemed very doubtl'ui. The Africans and Spaniards were stout soldiers, and...in the midst. Livius, therefore, and Porcius found great opposition ; and, with great slaughter on both sides, prevailed little or nothing. Besides other... | |
 | World history - 1887 - 832 pages
...proud bravery, to give charge on the Spaniards and Africans, by whom he was so sharply entertained that victory seemed very doubtful. The Africans and Spaniards...being placed in the midst. Livius, therefore, and Poroius found great opposition; and, with great slaughter on both sides, prevailed little or nothing.... | |
 | Timothy Dwight, Julian Hawthorne - Literature - 1899 - 488 pages
...presumption came Livius the consul, with a proud bravery, to give charge on the Spaniards and Africans, by whom he was so sharply entertained that the victory...in the midst. Livius, therefore, and Porcius found great opposition ; and with great slaughter on both sides prevailed little or nothing. Besides other... | |
 | Archibald Wilberforce - Battles - 1899 - 536 pages
...presumption came Livius the consul, with a proud bravery, to give charge on the Spaniards and Africans, by whom he was so sharply entertained that the victory...placed in the midst. Livius, therefore, and Porcius foimd great opposition ; and with great slaughter on both sides prevailed little or nothing. Besides... | |
 | Charles Francis Horne, Rossiter Johnson - Great events by famous historians - 1905 - 452 pages
...presumption came Livius the consul, with a proud bravery, to give charge on the Spaniards and Africans, by whom he was so sharply entertained that the victory...in the midst. Livius, therefore, and Porcius found great opposition ; and with great slaughter on both sides prevailed little or nothing. Besides other... | |
 | Esther Singleton - World history - 1908 - 512 pages
...presumption came Livius the consul, with a proud bravery, to give charge on the Spaniards and Africans, by whom he was so sharply entertained that the victory...in the midst. Livius, therefore, and Porcius found great opposition; and with Thebattle. ° rf ' great slaughter on both sides prevailed little or nothing.... | |
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Africans, by whom he was so sharply entertained that the victory seemed very doubtful. The Africans and Spaniards were stout soldiers, and well acquainted with the manner of the Roman fight. The Ligurians, also, were a hardy nation, and not accustomed... 