A History of Rome from 753 B.C. to A.D. 410Methuen, 1946 - 456 pagine |
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Pagina 48
... enemy vessel . So by an ingenious device each ship was fitted with a hinged gangway , which could be lowered suddenly from a masthead and get a grip on the enemy's deck by an iron spike , nicknamed the corvus or crowsbill . The sequel ...
... enemy vessel . So by an ingenious device each ship was fitted with a hinged gangway , which could be lowered suddenly from a masthead and get a grip on the enemy's deck by an iron spike , nicknamed the corvus or crowsbill . The sequel ...
Pagina 61
... enemy cavalry , who plunged in after them . . . . The issue was already decided when the sun's growing heat dispersed the mist and full daylight broke ; and then in brilliant sunshine mountain and plain revealed the awful scene of ...
... enemy cavalry , who plunged in after them . . . . The issue was already decided when the sun's growing heat dispersed the mist and full daylight broke ; and then in brilliant sunshine mountain and plain revealed the awful scene of ...
Pagina 212
... enemy ; and Numidia , which Juba by his treachery had for- feited , was divided into two parts , one going to a Roman adventurer named Sitius , the other being constituted as a province . But meanwhile in Spain , as we have said , the ...
... enemy ; and Numidia , which Juba by his treachery had for- feited , was divided into two parts , one going to a Roman adventurer named Sitius , the other being constituted as a province . But meanwhile in Spain , as we have said , the ...
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LAND AND PEOPLE | 1 |
THE REPUBLIC AND ITS ORDEAL | 14 |
THE CONQUEST OF ITALY | 24 |
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