The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus: During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and ValensBell, 1887 - 646 sider |
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... defiles , when the long nights were approaching , the moon being at that time new , and so not yet giving her full light , they lay wait for the sailors ; and when they perceived that they were wrapped in sleep , they , crawling on ...
... defiles , when the long nights were approaching , the moon being at that time new , and so not yet giving her full light , they lay wait for the sailors ; and when they perceived that they were wrapped in sleep , they , crawling on ...
Side 6
... defiles of lofty mountains , could bound over them as over plain and easy paths , and attacked all who came in their way with missiles from a distance , terrifying them at the same time with savage yells . 6. And very often our infantry ...
... defiles of lofty mountains , could bound over them as over plain and easy paths , and attacked all who came in their way with missiles from a distance , terrifying them at the same time with savage yells . 6. And very often our infantry ...
Side 29
... defiles , in order to repress the inroads of the neighbouring nations . This province , too , besides several towns , has some mighty cities , such as Bostra , Gerasa , and Philadelphia , fortified with very strong walls . It was the ...
... defiles , in order to repress the inroads of the neighbouring nations . This province , too , besides several towns , has some mighty cities , such as Bostra , Gerasa , and Philadelphia , fortified with very strong walls . It was the ...
Side 52
... defiles of lofty moun- tains , and forcing its way with immense violence through steep rocks , stretches its onward course without receiving any foreign waters , in the same manner as the Nile pours down with headlong descent through ...
... defiles of lofty moun- tains , and forcing its way with immense violence through steep rocks , stretches its onward course without receiving any foreign waters , in the same manner as the Nile pours down with headlong descent through ...
Side 62
... defiles of the Cottian Alps . 30. In this state of anxiety and agitation , we occu- pied ourselves in secretly deliberating on the means of arriving at our object ; and at length , after our plans had been repeatedly changed out of fear ...
... defiles of the Cottian Alps . 30. In this state of anxiety and agitation , we occu- pied ourselves in secretly deliberating on the means of arriving at our object ; and at length , after our plans had been repeatedly changed out of fear ...
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