| 单词 | Caudine Forks |
| 例句 | No demi-gods in England; everyone has to pass through the Caudine Forks of criticism. English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters 2010-12-20T17:12:04.833Z The Romans never saw but one Caudine Forks in their whole history. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams The Samnites had not forgotten a former Pontius, who had sent a Roman army under the Caudine Forks, and had been cruelly murdered in the Capitol They thundered on the Colline Gate. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Ah! happy we of later days, Who 'scape those Caudine Forks of praise! Collected Poems In Two Volumes, Vol. II The poet had passed under the Caudine Forks; he sang for an army visiting the tomb of its old renown, with arms reversed; and sang not of victory, but of death. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) But Pontius refused to accept the persons who were thus offered, and told them, if they wished to nullify the treaty, to send back the army to the Caudine Forks. A Smaller History of Rome Russia, which had been already humiliated in 1908 by the forcible annexation of Bosnia, could not possibly submit a second time to the Caudine Forks. New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index Of this war we have but one event to tell, that in which Rome suffered the greatest humiliation it had met with in its entire career, the famous affair of the Caudine Forks. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Herennius, a Samnite general, who defeated the Romans at the Caudine Forks, and made them pass under the yoke, 321 B.C. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Take care! he will make of the first Rue Grenetat which comes to hand Caudine Forks. Les Misérables This was called the disaster of the Caudine Forks, from the pass where the Romans were caught. Introductory American History On one occasion a Roman army of twenty thousand men was saved from destruction by engagements which the Senate, as after the surrender at the Caudine Forks, repudiated. Outline of Universal History Its hero was L. Papirius Cursor, one of the favorite heroes of Roman tradition, and the avenger of the disgrace of the Caudine Forks, the story of which we have next to tell. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality At the Allia nearly the whole army fled; at the Caudine Forks the troops delivered up their arms to the enemy, without even making an effort; not to mention other disgraceful defeats of our armies. The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26 Similar to the above was the deceit practised by Pontius the Samnite commander to inveigle the Roman army into the Caudine Forks. Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius Victory of the Samnites over the Romans at the Caudine Forks. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) Give a brief account of the battle of the Caudine Forks, and of the treaty made there. Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. They were now to endure it themselves, and the affair, under the name of the Caudine Forks, has become famous in history. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The next stop was not far from the celebrated Caudine Forks, at a friend's villa, where they were very hospitably entertained, and supplied with a bountiful supper, at which buffoons performed some droll raillery. The Story of Rome from the Earliest Times to the End of the Republic But I never heard anything distinctive beyond that he had, for something or other, passed under the Caudine Forks of the Van Diemen's Land Criminal Courts. Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria "The Caudine Forks;" "Scene of Pirna over again, in reverse form;" "Is not your King at last over with it?" said and sang multifariously the Gazetteers. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 19 Describe the situation of any two of the following places, and state an important historical event connected with each: Caudine Forks; Pharsalia; Pompeii; Cannae. Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. Seldom, since that of the Caudine Forks, did any Army, by ill-luck and ill-guidance, get into such a pinfold,—death or flat surrender seemingly their one alternative. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 14 |
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