A History of Rome: From 753 B.C. to A.D. 410Methuen, 1935 - 456 pagine |
Dall'interno del libro
Risultati 1-3 di 31
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 ETRUSCANS AND ROME | 5 |
THE REPUBLIC AND ITS ORDEAL | 14 |
41 sezioni non visualizzate
Altre edizioni - Visualizza tutto
Parole e frasi comuni
Africa annexation Antony appointed Armenia army Asia Minor attack Augustus Aurelius barbarian battle became Britain Caesar campaign Campania capital Carthage Carthaginian Cassius centre century Christians Cicero Cisalpine Gaul citizens civil Claudius command Commodus conquest consul consulship Crassus Dacian Danube death Decebalus defeated Diocletian Domitian Drusus East Eastern Egypt elected Emperor Empire Empire's enemy Etruscan followed force Forum fresh frontier Galerius Gallic Gallienus garrison Gaul governor Gracchus Greece Greek Hadrian hand Hannibal Hellenic imperial important inhabitants invaders Italian Italy land Latin Latium legions Macedon Marcus Marius Meanwhile merely military murdered native Nero Octavian once Parthian passed political Pompey praetor Praetorians prefect Punic Quadi reign Republic revolt Rhine Roman Rome Rome's rule Samnites scarcely Scipio seems Senate senatorial Severus Sicily slaves soldiers Spain successor Sulla's Syria Temple throne Tiberius town Trajan tribes tribunes troops Vespasian victory Western provinces