The History of RomeRoutledge, 1854 - 497 pagine |
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Pagina 566
... side under arms , reviling and mocking them ; swords were pointed at most of them , several were wounded and some even slain , when their looks , rendered too fierce by the indignity to which they were subjected , gave offence to the ...
... side under arms , reviling and mocking them ; swords were pointed at most of them , several were wounded and some even slain , when their looks , rendered too fierce by the indignity to which they were subjected , gave offence to the ...
Pagina 567
... side of the road : which being told at Capua , just compassion for their allies got the better of the arrogance natural to the Campa- nians . They immediately sent to the consuls their ensigns of office , the fasces and lictors ; to the ...
... side of the road : which being told at Capua , just compassion for their allies got the better of the arrogance natural to the Campa- nians . They immediately sent to the consuls their ensigns of office , the fasces and lictors ; to the ...
Pagina 568
... side would have their own native spirit , wherever they should happen to engage , but the Samnites would not , every where , have the glens of Caudium . " 7. Their disaster was , by this time , well known at Rome also . At first , they ...
... side would have their own native spirit , wherever they should happen to engage , but the Samnites would not , every where , have the glens of Caudium . " 7. Their disaster was , by this time , well known at Rome also . At first , they ...
Pagina 571
... side we acted not with sufficient caution in the war ; on the other , they threw away a victory , which through our folly they had obtained , while they hardly confided in the places , by means of which they had conquered ; but were in ...
... side we acted not with sufficient caution in the war ; on the other , they threw away a victory , which through our folly they had obtained , while they hardly confided in the places , by means of which they had conquered ; but were in ...
Pagina 573
... side , in waging war . " 11. Pontius then said , " Neither will I accept such a sur- render , nor will the Samnites deem it valid . Spurius Postu- mius , if you believe that there are gods , Y. R. 434. ] 573 THE HISTORY OF ROME .
... side , in waging war . " 11. Pontius then said , " Neither will I accept such a sur- render , nor will the Samnites deem it valid . Spurius Postu- mius , if you believe that there are gods , Y. R. 434. ] 573 THE HISTORY OF ROME .
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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