... Corbulo, and aspired to equal the glory of the recovery of Armenia by the subjugation of Rome's enemies. He therefore prepared to attack the island of Mona* which had a powerful population and was a refuge for fugitives. He built flat-bottomed vessels... Archaeologia Cambrensis - Page 3211912Full view - About this book
| Publius Cornelius Tacitus - 1876 - 510 pages
...refuge for fugitives. He built flat-bottomed vessels to cope with the shallows, and uncertain depths of the sea. Thus the infantry crossed, while the cavalry...water was deep, swam by the side of their horses. 30. On the shore stood the opposing army with its dense array of armed warriors, while between the... | |
| Cornelius Tacitus - 1895 - 482 pages
...refuge for fugitives. He built flat-bottomed vessels to cope with the shallows, and uncertain depths of the sea. Thus the infantry crossed, while the cavalry...water was deep, swam by the side of their horses. 30. On the shore stood the opposing army with its dense array of armed warriors, while between the... | |
| Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge - 1903 - 444 pages
...refuge for fugitive?. " He built flat-bottomed vessels to cope with the shallows. " and uncertain depths of the sea. Thus the infantry " crossed, while the...water was deep, swam by the side of their horses. " 3o. On the shore stood the opposing army with its " dense array of armed warriors, while between... | |
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