A History of Rome from 753 B.C. to A.D. 410Methuen, 1946 - 456 pagine |
Dall'interno del libro
Risultati 1-3 di 33
Pagina 47
... fleet or army on a standing basis . In peace - time the fleet was normally laid up in dock , and rowers would have to be collected and trained before it could be put into commission . Even the mobilization of adequate land - forces ...
... fleet or army on a standing basis . In peace - time the fleet was normally laid up in dock , and rowers would have to be collected and trained before it could be put into commission . Even the mobilization of adequate land - forces ...
Pagina 49
... Fleet after fleet was lost at sea through inefficient navigation . First a squadron of 350 ships , dispatched to the relief of Regulus , was caught in a storm off Sicily and all but eighty foundered . In 253 a second squadron , while ...
... Fleet after fleet was lost at sea through inefficient navigation . First a squadron of 350 ships , dispatched to the relief of Regulus , was caught in a storm off Sicily and all but eighty foundered . In 253 a second squadron , while ...
Pagina 52
... fleet to end the nuisance . The fleet made for Corcyra , which was in Illyrian hands ; Demetrius of Pharos , a dependent of Queen Teuta , conveniently turned traitor to his mistress . As a reward he was left in possession of the island ...
... fleet to end the nuisance . The fleet made for Corcyra , which was in Illyrian hands ; Demetrius of Pharos , a dependent of Queen Teuta , conveniently turned traitor to his mistress . As a reward he was left in possession of the island ...
Sommario
LAND AND PEOPLE | 1 |
THE REPUBLIC AND ITS ORDEAL | 14 |
THE CONQUEST OF ITALY | 24 |
20 sezioni non visualizzate
Parole e frasi comuni
Africa annexed Antony aristocratic Armenia army Asia Minor Assembly attack Augustus battle became Bithynia Brutus Caesar campaign Campania capital Carthage Carthaginian Cato centre century character Cicero Cisalpine Gaul citizens civil Claudius coast colonies command conquest consuls consulship Crassus Danube death defeated democrat Drusus East Eastern Egypt elected Emperor Empire enemy Etruscan favour fleet followed force Forum frontier Gallic garrison governor Gracchus Greece Greek Hadrian hand Hannibal Hellenic imperial important influence Italian Italy land Latin Latium legions Lucullus Macedon magistrates Marius Meanwhile merely military native Nero Octavian once Parthian passed plebeians political Pompey Pompey's popular praetor Praetorian prefect provinces quaestor reign remained Republic revolt Rhine Roman Rome Rome's rule Samnites scarcely Scipio seems Senate Senate's senatorial sent Sicily slaves soldiers Spain successor Sulla's Syria Temple territory throne Tiberius took town Trajan tribes tribune troops Vespasian victory