Entirely duped by so flattering a reception, he was persuaded by Tryphon to dismiss the greater number of his troops, and to follow his host into the fortified seaport city of Acco (Ptolemais), which Tryphon promised to surrender to him.
Tryphon, accompanied by his prisoner Jonathan, had already passed out of Acco with the intention of falling upon Judaea, which, he thought, would be paralysed by his act of treachery.
The stroke, under which the head of Acco fell, was felt by the whole Celtic nobility.
At the bidding of the Roman proconsul the eminent Carnutic knight Acco was beheaded by Roman lictors (701) and the rule of the -fasces- was thus formally inaugurated.
Eatin' berries is better'n hoein' to'acco for half a bisceyt a day.
To-day you can go an' work in de to'acco lands,' ses he.
The document is actually a dark brown heavy folder with an Acco fastener.
The death ofAcco was discussed by the Gallic chieftains when they held their councils in their secret woodland retreats, perhaps, indeed, at Chartres itself, and the bitterness of the Roman yoke began to seem intolerable.
Acco was condemned to suffer death after the cruel old fashion of the Romans.
His journeys took him over Judaea, into Galilee, and as far as Acco (Ptolemais).
During the campaign of the second Caesar against Egypt, he was met at Acco by Herod bearing rich presents, and the Judaean king supplied the Roman army with water and with wine during their march through an arid country.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "acco" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
