The History of RomeRoutledge, 1854 - 497 pagine |
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Pagina 584
... less illustrious ) ; and so might Valerius Corvus ; men who were distinguished soldiers , before they became commanders . The same , too , might have been the case with the Decii , who , after devoting their persons , rushed upon the ...
... less illustrious ) ; and so might Valerius Corvus ; men who were distinguished soldiers , before they became commanders . The same , too , might have been the case with the Decii , who , after devoting their persons , rushed upon the ...
Pagina 587
... less compact , consisting of several various parts , was easily divided as occa- sion required , and as easily conjoined . Then what soldier is comparable to the Roman in the throwing up of works ? who better calculated to endure ...
... less compact , consisting of several various parts , was easily divided as occa- sion required , and as easily conjoined . Then what soldier is comparable to the Roman in the throwing up of works ? who better calculated to endure ...
Pagina 588
... less when the ground was fa- vourable . Our soldiers , heavy laden with arms , may reason- ably fear a body of cavalry , or arrows ; defiles of difficult passage , and places impassable to convoys . But they have defeated , and will ...
... less when the ground was fa- vourable . Our soldiers , heavy laden with arms , may reason- ably fear a body of cavalry , or arrows ; defiles of difficult passage , and places impassable to convoys . But they have defeated , and will ...
Pagina 593
... less vigilant . He then desired that some cohorts should post themselves the following night in the woody places under the town , and took with himself ten chosen soldiers , through steep and almost impassable ways , into the citadel ...
... less vigilant . He then desired that some cohorts should post themselves the following night in the woody places under the town , and took with himself ten chosen soldiers , through steep and almost impassable ways , into the citadel ...
Pagina 602
... less severity exercised on the enemy ; but a quantity of spoil was carried off , greater almost than had ever been collected out of all Samnium , and the whole was liberally bestowed on the assailants . And when neither armies , camps ...
... less severity exercised on the enemy ; but a quantity of spoil was carried off , greater almost than had ever been collected out of all Samnium , and the whole was liberally bestowed on the assailants . And when neither armies , camps ...
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Achradina ædiles Æmilius afterwards allies ambassadors Appius Claudius Apulia arms army arrived Atilius attack battle besieged body booty brought Bruttians Caius Campanians Cannæ captured Capua Carthage Carthaginians Casilinum cavalry citadel Cneius colleague command consul Cornelius Decius decree deserted dictator election enemy engaged Epicydes Etruria fathers favour fear fight fleet forces fought Fulvius garrison gates Gauls gods Gracchus guard Hannibal Hasdrubal Hiero Himilco Hippocrates honour hope horse hundred Iberus infantry Italy king land legions lest Lilybæum Lucanians Luceria Lucius Mago Marcellus marched Marcus military mind night Nola Numidians Papirius passed peace persons plebeian plunder possession prætor prisoners province Publius Decius quarter Quintus Fabius rampart received rest returned revolt river Rome Saguntum Samnites Samnium Scipio Sempronius senate sent ships Sicily side siege slain soldiers Spain surrender Syracusans Syracuse taken Tarentines Tarentum temple territory thence thing thousand tion Titus town treaty tribunes troops Valerius victory walls