Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi, Sulla, Crassus, Cato, Pompey, CaesarE. Arnold, 1903 - 348 pages |
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Page 123
... Pontic king . When the news reached the consul he behaved in the most unexpected fashion . He began by drawing off the greater part of his army from the siege of Nola and bringing it up to Capua . There he harangued the soldiers , told ...
... Pontic king . When the news reached the consul he behaved in the most unexpected fashion . He began by drawing off the greater part of his army from the siege of Nola and bringing it up to Capua . There he harangued the soldiers , told ...
Page 129
... Pontic armies had crossed into Europe , and had overrun the greater part of Thrace and Macedon . The fleet of Mithradates had subdued the whole of the Cyclades , and had sacked the great central emporium at Delos , where 20,000 Italians ...
... Pontic armies had crossed into Europe , and had overrun the greater part of Thrace and Macedon . The fleet of Mithradates had subdued the whole of the Cyclades , and had sacked the great central emporium at Delos , where 20,000 Italians ...
Page 130
... Pontic troops occupied its chief fortresses . But Sulla showed no sign of discouragement . He paid his legions by the desperate expedient of seizing the temple treasures of Delphi and Olympia . To raise a fleet he sent forth his legate ...
... Pontic troops occupied its chief fortresses . But Sulla showed no sign of discouragement . He paid his legions by the desperate expedient of seizing the temple treasures of Delphi and Olympia . To raise a fleet he sent forth his legate ...
Page 131
... Pontic garrison and the Athenians held out with great resolution , knowing the massacre that awaited them if they gave way . The walls were too strong for Roman siege - craft , and the city had to be starved out , while at the same time ...
... Pontic garrison and the Athenians held out with great resolution , knowing the massacre that awaited them if they gave way . The walls were too strong for Roman siege - craft , and the city had to be starved out , while at the same time ...
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... Pontic general rode off the field and escaped . 66 We can hardly believe Sulla's allegation that he slew 100,000 men in this battle , more especially when he couples it with the astounding statement that he himself lost but fourteen ...
... Pontic general rode off the field and escaped . 66 We can hardly believe Sulla's allegation that he slew 100,000 men in this battle , more especially when he couples it with the astounding statement that he himself lost but fourteen ...
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