 ... disturb an ordered line. He ordered the foremost ranks of his " Old Guard " to lower their spears as a barrier against them, and they were forced to retreat towards the flanks and the open ground beyond. The Third Phase. — The curtain now rose on...  Blackwood's Magazine - Pagina 4671926Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Livy - 1870 - 584 pagina’s
...centre might be more strong and secure. Thus a fresh and renewed battle commenced, inasmuch as they had penetrated to their real antagonists, men equal...them in the nature of their arms, in their experience in war, in the fame of their achievements, and the greatness of their hopes and fears. But the Romans... | |
 | Livy - 1878 - 580 pagina’s
...centre might be more strong and secure. Thus a fresh and renewed battle commenced, inasmuch as they had penetrated to their real antagonists, men equal...them in the nature of their arms, in their experience in war, in the fame of their achievements, and the greatness of their hopes and fears. But the Romans... | |
 | Victor Duruy - 1883 - 430 pagina’s
...commenced, inasmuch as the Romans had now penetrated to their real antagonists, — men equal to themselves in the nature of their arms, in their experience of war, in the fame of their achievements, and in the greatness of their hopes and fears." Victory was already inclining towards the Roman side,... | |
 | Charles Francis Horne, Rossiter Johnson - 1905 - 452 pagina’s
...centre might be more strong and secure. Thus a fresh and renewed battle commenced, inasmuch as they had penetrated to their real antagonists, men equal...them in the nature of their arms, in their experience in war, in the fame of their achievements, and the greatness of their hopes and fears. But the Romans... | |
 | Henry Cabot Lodge, Francis Whiting Halsey - 1909 - 276 pagina’s
...center might be more strong and secure. Thus a fresh and renewed battle commenced, inasmuch as they had penetrated to their real antagonists, men equal...them in the nature of their arms, in their experience in war, in the fame of their achievements, and the greatness of their hopes and fears. But the Romans... | |
 | Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart - 1927 - 322 pagina’s
...beyond. The Third Phase. — The curtain now rose on what was practically a fresh battle. The Romans " had penetrated to their real antagonists, men equal...shadow of its former power in the days of Trasimene and Cannse. The Romans had the moral advantage of having routed two successive lines, as well as the cavalry... | |
 | Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart - 1971 - 320 pagina’s
...beyond. The Third Phase. — The curtain now rose on what was practically a fresh battle. The Romans " had penetrated to their real antagonists, men equal...former power in the days of Trasimene and Cannae. The Romans had the moral advantage of having routed two successive lines, as well as the cavalry and elephants,... | |
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