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... withdrew , and at length occupied a formidable hill position , probably near the future Nicopolis . Because Pompey became aware that Mithri- dates was determined not to come out of his entrenchments , he carried out a remarkable night ...
... withdrew , and at length occupied a formidable hill position , probably near the future Nicopolis . Because Pompey became aware that Mithri- dates was determined not to come out of his entrenchments , he carried out a remarkable night ...
Page 199
... withdrew to some neighbouring hills . The account of this action is unsatisfactory . How came it that the convoy escaped destruction ? Holmes suggests that 3,000 of the 6,000 persons in the convoy may have been Caesar's Gallic cavalry ...
... withdrew to some neighbouring hills . The account of this action is unsatisfactory . How came it that the convoy escaped destruction ? Holmes suggests that 3,000 of the 6,000 persons in the convoy may have been Caesar's Gallic cavalry ...
Page 258
... withdrew his shattered army to his province , and Pharnaces invaded Pontus ; there he indiscriminately murdered and plundered its Roman and native inhabitants , and emas- culated a number of Roman youths . Unquestionably these ...
... withdrew his shattered army to his province , and Pharnaces invaded Pontus ; there he indiscriminately murdered and plundered its Roman and native inhabitants , and emas- culated a number of Roman youths . Unquestionably these ...
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Inauguration of the Century of Revolution | 22 |
The First Civil | 28 |
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