Cethegus awaited with impatience the arrival of a numerous fleet from Ravenna, which was to bring him the remainder of his troops, and all who could be spared of the legionaries and the troops of Demetrius, as well as a quantity of provisions.
For he did not go with other legionaries--none of your legionaries or horsemen accompanied Belisarius.
Most of them were oldlegionaries of Rome and Ravenna, and faithfully attached to Cethegus.
And the legionaries marched away, all but about a hundred men, who stood still irresolutely, leaning on their spears.
But the legionaries would not retreat; they could not.
The famished legionaries at the Tiburtinian Gate opened it for him.
The Legionarieshad orders not to fire until very near.
Lavalleja pressed his troops against the brave Legionaries in vain, they being intrenched in the buildings, and terrifying the enemy with their silence and proud resistance.
In the meantime the Legionaries exchanged a few shots with the enemy, who were increasing their numbers, but did not feel strong enough to charge them.
And then, if the engagement were indecisive, if any legions wavered, the Roman centurions hurled their colors into the midst of the enemy, and the legionaries dashed on at all risks to recover them.
But it was the experience of the well-trained legionaries that saved the day.
Marius pretended that the need was patent, and exhibited the greatest energy in beating up veteran legionaries and attracting to his standard such of the Latin allies as had already approved their skill in service.
Go stop those legionaries and turn loose that flock.
Disregarding the known wishes of Titus, two of the legionaries simultaneously let fly their javelins.
But at present the legionaries confronted desperate citizens who were simply choosing their own way to die.
If some of mylegionaries or those erratic Jews fail to get him between here and Jerusalem, he shall get into Jerusalem.
Besides their immense clientelle, Pompey and Crassus were assured of the support of Caesar, who, as we have said, had taken care to send on leave a great number of his legionaries to vote.
Caesar, during the night, detached 3,000 legionaries and all his cavalry to take the enemy in the rear.
This example is imitated by the legionaries embarked in the nearest ships, and the combat begins.
Astonishment produced disorder; disorder was followed by flight and dismay; and the confused multitude of the bravest warriors was pierced by the swords and javelins of the legionaries and auxiliaries.
Pressed upon by their advancing squandrons, he, with his small band of 2,000 legionaries and a few horsemen, occupied a low hillock connected by a ridge of rising ground with the position of Sinnaca.
The Parthians entered the Roman entrenchments before the legionaries had left them, and laid their hands on anything which they recognized as Armenian spoil.
His successor was scarcely proclaimed when in three different quarters the legionaries rose in arms, and, saluting their commanders as "Emperors," invested them with the purple.
His legionaries occupied a slight hillock, and endeavored to make a wall of their shields, but the Parthian archers closed around them, and slew them almost to a man.
The Roman legionaries were supported by numerous light-armed troops, and a powerful body of Mauritanian cavalry.
Having no confidence in their leader, thelegionaries despaired and began openly to talk of a surrender.
More than once the legionaries dashed forward, and sought to close with their assailants, but in vain.
The mailed horsemen approached close to the legionaries and thrust at them with the long pikes while the light-armed, galloping across the Roman front, discharged their unerring arrows over the heads of their own men.
The legionaries of Rome had in vain attempted to penetrate into their fastnesses; but other Roman missionaries of civilisation followed with more abundant success.
His officers followed him and, as the news spread, the whole of the Roman legionaries rushed, with one accord, to the spot.
Therefore, the legionariesnow fell into their ranks, at the order of Titus, and drew up in order of battle; while parties were sent forward to ascertain what had happened.
But by dressing his crews in the armor of legionaries and drawing up his ships in a position for fighting, with oars suspended, he "bluffed" his enemy into thinking that he had the support of his troops.
This astonishing catastrophe inflicted on the Roman legionaries was due to the use of elephants, and offers a curious parallel to the effect of the corvi on the Carthaginian sailors.
Naked shall I return thither' was true in the most literal sense of Him whose earthly life began with His laying aside His garments of divine glory, and ended with rude legionaries parting 'His raiment' among them.
The rough legionaries knew nothing about a Messiah, but it seemed to them a good jest that this poor, scourged prisoner should have called Himself a King, and so they proceed to make coarse and clumsy merriment over it.
Come and I will receive you here; and I promise you that very few days shall elapse before we will show the world the mettle of which the French legionaries are made.
Even of the legionaries who forced their way thus far into the West, our knowledge has been gained by fragments.
Rome, for all she was conquering the world, trembled before these "great gray oxen," as the legionaries called them.
Conspicuous on the most elevated position stood a temple erected to the honour of Claudius, who was raised by the grateful legionaries to divine rank.
The camp in the pass above Cosenza was still strongly held, four well fortified camps were established in the plains on either side of the hills, and Muro himself took up his post at Rhegium, where two thousand legionaries were posted.
Now I ask you fairly, Aemilia, can you fancy yourself encouraging the legionaries in the heat of battle, and seizing spear and shield and rushing down into the thick of the fight as I have seen the British women do?
In spite of the suddenness of the attack, the discipline of the legionaries was unshaken, and as soon as their officers found that the walls were already lost they formed their men in a solid body to resist the attack.
The Roman legionaries became established as military colonists and took British wives.
Yet, had their spirit remained unbroken, there was an opportunity for revenge, for a large part of the veteran legionaries had been withdrawn to take part in the struggle against the western tribes.
Beric had had excellent teachers among the veteran legionaries at Camalodunum, and to skill in the sword he added a prodigious activity.
They knew that thelegionaries once in open ground were more than their match, and they were well content with the success they had gained.
But the Sarci had already pressed quickly on, followed by some of the torch bearers, and were in the midst of the Roman tents before the legionaries gathered in sufficient force to meet them.
Far inferior in height and muscular power to the tribesmen, the legionaries bore themselves with a proud consciousness in their fighting power that alone went a long way towards giving them victory.
The Gauls, knowing that their chances depended on the capture of the second camp before assistance could arrive, flung themselves so desperately on the entrenchments that the legionaries were barely able to repel the first assault.
In the pursuit he came again to Tongres, to the fatal camp which Sabinus had deserted and in which the last of the legionaries had killed each other, rather than degrade the Roman name by allowing themselves to be captured.
The legionaries to a man would vote for him; and even in the venal city he was the idol of the hour.
How the legionaries acquired these various arts, whether the Italian peasantry were generally educated in such occupations, or whether on this occasion there was a special selection of the best, of this we have no information.
The legionaries flung away their darts and rushed upon the enemy sword in hand.
Other officers rushed to his help, and the legionaries having their centurions with them recovered their steadiness.
The legionaries entered the city, and Caesar directed them to state their complaints.
On receiving the consuls' answer, he sailed for Brindisi in the spring of 83, with forty thousand legionaries and a large fleet.
The Roman legionaries were no longer yeomen taken from the plough or shopkeepers from the street.
The Roman legionaries had their own opinions, and those whose friends Sylla had murdered preferred Sertorius and liberty to Rome and an aristocratic Senate.
The centurions caught the alarm from their superiors, and the legionaries from the centurions.
Thirty-two standards were lost, and some hundreds of legionaries were taken.
December 15, which absolves Gabriele d'Annunzio and his legionaries from their oath to hold Rieka until its annexation has been decreed and effected?
These legionaries were emigrants to Australia and Canada, who had come back to fight for the Entente, including Italy.
And so, towards eleven at night, about sixty fascisti and legionaries came together.
Manlius now led on his legionaries to assault the intrenchment, which they carried at the sword's point.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "legionaries" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
