The History of Rome from 753 B.C. to A.D. 410Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1941 - 456 pagine |
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... 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 carnage and ...
... 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 carnage and ...
Pagina 385
... enemy . But this did not satisfy Aurelius . The successful resistance of Dacia to the enemy seemed fully to have justified Trajan's extension of the fron- tier north of the Danube ; and it was now decided to imitate him in assuming the ...
... enemy . But this did not satisfy Aurelius . The successful resistance of Dacia to the enemy seemed fully to have justified Trajan's extension of the fron- tier north of the Danube ; and it was now decided to imitate him in assuming the ...
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CHAPTER PAGE I LAND AND PEOPLE I | 1 |
THE ETRUSCANS AND ROME | 5 |
THE REPUBLIC AND ITS ORDEAL | 14 |
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