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| 例句 | “It wouldn’t be an issue if your country hadn’t decided to fill the skies with unmanned heavy-armed aircraft, would it?” the hacker says. '24': Drones On 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Those heavy-armed troops on each side of the centre are the Cardaces. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z The infantry were divided into heavy-armed and light-armed, many of the heavy-armed wearing coats of mail formed of metal scales sewn to a leather shirt. A Primer of Assyriology 2011-09-14T02:00:47.990Z It was not until the Arabs, in 732, at Tours, dashed themselves to pieces against the solid ranks of heavy-armed Nordics, that Islam receded. The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy 2011-09-13T02:00:33.070Z Fights of all sorts took place,—the light-armed soldier and the netsman—the lasso and the javelin—the two heavy-armed warriors,—all combinations of single combat, and sometimes a general m�l�e. School Reading by Grades Sixth Year 2011-07-31T02:00:11.420Z Aeschylus fought among the heavy-armed infantry, Sophocles danced in a choir of boys to celebrate the victory, and Euripides was born in Salamis on the day of the battle. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z The cavalry were heavy-armed like the hoplites except that they carried a smaller shield, or, more usually, none at all. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" Before this period the democratic assembly consisted of more than 5000 members, those who were inclined to the Lacedæmonians furnished above 1000 heavy-armed soldiers. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 According to the speech of Pericles, Peloponnesus was able, in an action with heavy-armed troops, to resist all the rest of Greece together; and Athens avoided coming to this mode of engagement with singular ingenuity. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 This legal capacity rendered them liable to military service as heavy-armed fighting men, and as such they were enrolled in the military units called centuriae. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" A part, consisting of the heavy-armed and the aged, were still climbing upward, and the artillery, again delayed for want of horses, lingered far behind. The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli Under the empire the heavy-armed, according to Josephus, had helmet, cuirass, a long sword worn on the left side, and a dagger on the right, pilum and scutum. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" Although they did not share the honour of the heavy-armed soldiers, they were in return exposed to a less degree of danger. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 It is very difficult to get a large body of horsemen and of heavy-armed soldiers, with all their attendants and baggage, over high elevations of land. Alexander the Great Makers of History Even during the short period of English power, the governor was allowed for the defence of the place only thirty heavy-armed soldiers and ninety archers, half of their number being mounted. Architectural Antiquities of Normandy In those days every regiment had two special companies, the heavy-armed grenadiers, so called because they originally carried hand-grenades, and the light-infantry company. The Siege of Boston Even the thegns, who there, as abroad, were the mainstay of the army, were heavy-armed infantry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" Hence also the same class of slaves were in Sicyon called κορυνηφύροι; because they only carried a club or staff, and not, like the heavy-armed Dorians, a sword and lance. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 In another quarter, Barbatio, who after the death of Silvanus had been promoted to the command of the infantry, came from Italy by the emperor's orders, to Augst, with 25,000 heavy-armed soldiers. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens The heavy-armed marines stood with their long boarding spears, to lead an attack or cast off grappling-irons. A Victor of Salamis A fortnight later we fell in with a Spanish eighty-gun ship, a large frigate and a heavy-armed store ship. A Sailor of King George The cities of Flanders and Brabant, and those of the Lombard plain, had escaped feudal interference with their methods of fighting, and their burgher militia had developed into solid bodies of heavy-armed pikemen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" They were small farmers, and served in the heavy-armed infantry, and were subject to a property-tax. Ancient States and Empires Between the two stretched the island of Tuti, and at each end of the wall, on the White Nile as well as the Blue, Gordon had stationed a santal or heavy-armed barge, carrying a gun. The Life of Gordon, Volume II More and more they were trained for military service and entered the ranks as heavy-armed infantry. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History This charge was so efficacious, that the Greek light troops were driven in with loss, and forced to take shelter within the ranks of the heavy-armed foot-soldiers. The Two Great Retreats of History Formerly a heavy-armed body of foot; more recently applied to Irish infantry soldiers. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. In the army were ten thousand heavy-armed Carthaginians, who carried white shields and wore elaborate breastplates. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The infantry outnumbered the cavalry by about ten to one, and were divided into heavy-armed and light-armed. Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs A good heavy-armed soldier, in ancient Greece, had half the pay of his captain. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 As soon as he began to attack them, the trumpet sounded,—and forthwith the horsemen, slingers, and darters, issued forth to charge the Persians, sustained by the heavy-armed foot-soldiers in the rear. The Two Great Retreats of History On her head she placed her four-crested helmet, with a spreading metal ridge, 229 golden, sufficient for the heavy-armed of a hundred cities. The Iliad of Homer (1873) They did as he desired, and brought with them about three thousand heavy-armed soldiers. The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis Changes were introduced by Sennacherib, who abolished the inconveniently long robe of the second class of heavy-armed archers, and gave them leather greaves and boots. Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs The heavy-armed Romans could do nothing against us; but marched steadily on--leaving numbers of dead behind them--till they reached their former camp at Gabao, six miles away. For the Temple A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem His light troops, encouraged by seeing this victory of their comrades, hastened on to the charge faster than their heavy-armed foot-soldiers could follow. The Two Great Retreats of History When they were thus equipped, he divided them into six moræ of cavalry and heavy-armed infantry. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece Here, too, the Greek mercenaries, who were in the pay of Abrocomas, four hundred heavy-armed men, deserted him and came over to Cyrus, and joined in the expedition against the king. The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis Drawers were seldom used, though in the time of the second Assyrian empire the cavalry and heavy-armed bowmen wore tightly fitting drawers of plaited leather, but the custom was probably introduced from the north. Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs Simon raised an even larger force than before, and advanced with forty thousand irregular troops, besides his heavy-armed soldiers. For the Temple A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem Before the walls of Hamadan, Alroy reviewed the army of Israel, sixty thousand heavy-armed footmen, thirty thousand archers and light troops, and twenty thousand cavalry. Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity The count of Guise, who defended that frontier, had nothing to oppose to them but some militia, and about nine hundred heavy-armed cavalry. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary To Sardis also came Xenias, bringing with him the troops from the several towns, to the number of four thousand heavy-armed men. The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis From the reign of Sargon onward they were divided into two bodies, one of archers, the other of spearmen, the archers being partly light-armed and partly heavy-armed. Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs The heavy-armed troops, three deep, were the first line. For the Temple A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem This fleet had on board a body of heavy-armed cavalry, and six thousand archers, whom Edward had prepared for the relief of Hennebonne, but who had been long detained by contrary winds. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part B. From Henry III. to Richard III. They fight in a fairly thin line, with heavy-armed infantry in front and light infantry with throwing-spears behind. Temple Trouble When Xenophon came up with his rear-guard, peltasts, and heavy-armed men, Cheirisophus exclaimed, "You come seasonably, for we must take this place, as there are no provisions for the army, unless we take it." The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis Should the heavy-armed horsemen succeed in crossing this marshy and broken ground and reach the firm soil in the Scottish front, they would find themselves in a worse strait still. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality As soon as the tower fell, Titus entered the breach, with his bodyguard and a thousand heavy-armed troops. For the Temple A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem It so happened that horses began to be used in warfare more than for the mere drawing of chariots; a primitive sort of cavalry came into being, produced by mounting heavy-armed foot-soldiers on horseback. The Religion of Numa And Other Essays on the Religion of Ancient Rome By his devices he suspended stones and heavy-armed soldiers in the air whom he would let down suddenly and soon draw up again. Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form The heavy-armed men had halted on the level piece of ground, and their arms were lying by them. The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis That they fought with the teeth against heavy-armed assailants, and that they were buried with javelins, are perhaps hard sayings, but not incredible, for the reasons already explained. On the Sublime Accordingly, the following day, the Romans pursued their work unmolested; although they still continued the precaution of keeping a force of archers, and parties of heavy-armed troops, in advance of those working in the wood. For the Temple A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem P: Go forth, light-armed and heavy-armed, and strive with your wealth and your lives in the way of Allah! Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side They brought to bear against the wall an engine much higher than the fortification and carrying heavy-armed soldiers, some visible, some concealed. Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form At the same time the Grecian peltasts ran up from the plain to attack the enemy drawn up to receive them, and Cheirisophus followed at a quick pace with the heavy-armed men. The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis They always fought on foot, but such was their strength, boldness, and activity that the heavy-armed cavalry of France and Germany seemed unable to endure their assault, and was frequently put to flight. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German The heavy-armed troops were ordered to be in readiness, and to advance against the walls with the battering ram. For the Temple A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem The heavy-armed soldiery were distinguished from the light. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper As a measure of defence against the Romans' elephants he had trained a phalanx of heavy-armed warriors whose shields and helmets he had taken care should be studded with sharp iron nails. Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form In these vessels came also Cheirisophus the Lacedæmonian, who had been sent for by Cyrus, and who had with him seven hundred heavy-armed troops, which he commanded as part of the army of Cyrus. The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis Other posts of inferior distinction were filled by the second and third classes, who were, moreover, bound to military service—the one on horseback, the other as heavy-armed soldiers on foot. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 His own weight, too, was far less than that of the heavy-armed men in pursuit of him and, with a shout of scornful defiance, and a wave of his hand, he continued his course. For the Temple A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem The head of this noble house is stated to have at one time brought into the field as many as 10,000 retainers and slaves, of whom a thousand were heavy-armed. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. When they came out to withstand the attack, the Roman cavalry was worsted but the heavy-armed infantry prevailed. Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form Along with this chosen body of heavy-armed infantry, and to support it in the line, the right honorable gentleman has stationed his corps of black cavalry. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12) After this, Epameinondas invaded Laconia with the army of the Thebans and their allies, amounting in all to no less than forty thousand heavy-armed soldiers. Plutarch's Lives Volume III. The Athenian ships, a hundred and eighty in number, had each eighteen men on deck, four of whom were archers, and the rest heavy-armed soldiers. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I In many parts half bog, it was quite impracticable for heavy-armed soldiers, and hence it offered a refuge to bands of patriots from all the neighbouring districts when worsted by the Normans. The Rival Heirs; being the Third and Last Chronicle of Aescendune The trumpet sounded, and a flight of arrows from all three Norman divisions--right, centre, and left,--was the prelude to the onslaught of the heavy-armed foot. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History For Caesar after assigning the fugitives to the care of his cavalry himself with his heavy-armed force turned his attention to the others. Dio's Rome, Volume 2 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus; and Now Presented in English Form. Second Volume Extant Books 36-44 (B.C. 69-44). His fleet consisted of seventy-three ships, on board of which were five thousand heavy-armed troops, and three thousand javelin men, archers, and slingers. Plutarch's Lives Volume III. His troops were disposed in a long front, the cavalry on the wings; in the centre, the heavy-armed foot; the archers and slingers in the rear. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 Victor, at the head of the cavalry, and of a detachment of heavy-armed foot, was ordered to clear the country, as far as the banks of the Tigris, and the suburbs of Ctesiphon. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2 The heavy-armed infantry, which composed its principal strength, was divided into ten cohorts, and fifty-five companies, under the orders of a correspondent number of tribunes and centurions. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 As they were heavy-armed men, fighting from higher ground, and in a kind of frenzy, through despair, contending with them was not easy. Dio's Rome, Volume 2 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus; and Now Presented in English Form. Second Volume Extant Books 36-44 (B.C. 69-44). For he manned five hundred ships, and one hundred and twenty thousand heavy-armed soldiers and five thousand horse were raised. Plutarch's Lives Volume III. But Wotton, heavy-armed, and slow of foot, began to slack his course, when his lover Bentley appeared, returning laden with the spoils of the two sleeping Ancients. The Battle of the Books and other Short Pieces The heavy-armed cavalry, who led the van of a deep column, were embarrassed in the mud, and great numbers were drowned in the unseen holes which had been filled by the rushing waters. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2 The situation of the house, prejudicial to humanity, was a stimulus to vegetation, on which account an endless shearing of the heavy-armed ivy was necessary, and a continual lopping of trees and shrubs. The Woodlanders Thus driven into a corner, Nicias answered, with great reluctance, that the number of triremes must be not less than one hundred, with five thousand heavy-armed infantry, and slingers and bow-men in proportion. Stories from Thucydides Its military strength lay mainly in its heavy-armed infantry. Outline of Universal History The heavy-armed soldiers in their Spartan mail occupied the centre of the vessel, and the sun shone full upon their armour. Pausanias, the Spartan The Haunted and the Haunters, an Unfinished Historical Romance He always fought as a secutor or murmillo, or in the armor proper to a Samnite, Thracian, or heavy-armed Greek or Gaul; all of which equipments include a heavy helmet with a vizor. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Here the heavy-armed Greek soldiers, with their long spears, huge shields, and powerful swords, easily overcame the enormous masses of the enemy. Early European History Seven hundred of these were the sailors and marines from his own vessels, armed as hoplites, and the Himeraeans furnished a thousand infantry, light and heavy-armed, and a hundred cavalry. Stories from Thucydides The strength of the Spartan army was in the hoplites, or heavy-armed infantry. Outline of Universal History The amount of the fine was two thousand minae, two for each heavy-armed soldier, as the law prescribes. The History of the Peloponnesian War In the first place, light-armed troops might be in conflict with light-armed, heavy-armed be arrayed against heavy-armed, cavalry join issue with cavalry; and against the chariots of the barbarians the Roman archers would be contending. Dio's Rome, Volume 5, Books 61-76 (A.D. 54-211) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form By Herbert Baldwin Foster A legion included about three thousand heavy-armed footmen, twelve hundred light infantry, and three hundred horsemen. Early European History For whereas they were marshaled in a narrow place in order that cavalry and heavy-armed men in a mass might run down their foes, they had many collisions with one another and with the trees. Dio's Rome, Volume 4 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form After that with a yell the heavy-armed dashed their spears against their shields and hurled the former at each other, while the slingers and the archers sent their stones and missiles. Dio's Rome, Volume 3 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus At the same time the Grecian peltasts ran up from the plain to attack the enemy drawn up to receive them, and Chirisophus followed at a quick pace with the heavy-armed men. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) Next Tiridates and his suite passed through rows of heavy-armed men drawn up on each side, took their stand close to the rostra, and did obeisance to the emperor as they had done before. Dio's Rome, Volume 5, Books 61-76 (A.D. 54-211) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form By Herbert Baldwin Foster He made little use of heavy-armed troops, relying on his ginetes, and still more on his foot; taking care, however, to avoid any direct encounter with the dreaded Swiss battalions. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 2 The latter classes, however, were partially relieved from taxation; but in war they were required to do duty, the one as cavalry, and the other as heavy-armed infantry. Mosaics of Grecian History He also assembled heavy-armed troops and gathered money from all citizens, allies, and subjects, both in Italy and abroad. Dio's Rome, Volume 3 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus When Xenophon came up with his rear-guard, peltasts, and heavy-armed men, Chirisophus exclaimed: "You come seasonably, for we must take this place, as there are no provisions for the army unless we take it." The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) So Niger had here made a camp on a strong hill, and he put in front heavy-armed soldiers, next the javelin slingers and stone throwers, and behind all the archers. Dio's Rome, Volume 5, Books 61-76 (A.D. 54-211) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form By Herbert Baldwin Foster Among other improvements, introduced somewhat earlier, may be mentioned that of organizing and thoroughly training a small corps of heavy-armed cavalry, amounting to twenty-five hundred. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 2 A detachment of Roman heavy-armed troops, horse and foot. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. But his men, being heavy-armed, could not pursue them in any way owing to the weight of their armor, and were endeavoring to protect the unarmed, who had been saved from the fleet. Dio's Rome, Volume 3 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus A powerful force of the best heavy-armed infantry that Athens and her allies could furnish was sent on board it, together with a smaller number of slingers and bowmen. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) For war, there was no change in the custom that a man with five hides of land was required to furnish one heavy-armed horseman for forty days service in a year. Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III Next came the Stalk-fungi, 10,000 heavy-armed troops for close quarters; the explanation of their name is that their shields are mushrooms, and their spears asparagus stalks. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 02 The shield, worn by the heavy-armed infantry, was not round, like that of the Greeks, but oval or oblong, adapted to the shape of the body, and was made of wood or wicker-work. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. Caesar had the ships come to anchor, marshaled the heavy-armed soldiers upon them, and at first made a noble resistance. Dio's Rome, Volume 3 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus They shot arrows, from time to time, at the men-at-arms, and laughed at the ineffectual efforts which these heavy-armed warriors, with their barbed horses, made to overtake them. The Betrothed Fights of all sorts took place--the light-armed soldier and the netsman--the lasso and the javelin--the two heavy-armed warriors--all combinations of single combat, and sometimes a general melee. A Book of Golden Deeds The heavy-armed man had seen Almo dispose of five like himself, he was timid; Almo was not timid, but he was cautious. The Unwilling Vestal He knew the superiority of the English in their heavy-armed cavalry, and in their archers. Heroes Every Child Should Know A powerful force of the best heavy-armed infantry that Athens and her allies could furnish was sent on board, together with a smaller number of slingers and bowmen. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo They were always in heavy masses, and even after a battle the heavy-armed soldiers kept their ranks and did not scatter in pursuit of the enemy, leaving this task to the more lightly armed troops. The Dragon and the Raven We pursued; but a contest between heavy-armed Europeans, fettered by ligatures, and naked unencumbered Indians, was too unequal to last long. A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson The Gaelic and Irish light-armed soldiers, the heavy-armed being known as gallowglasses. The Lady of the Lake Added to this, the men-at-arms, or heavy-armed horse, who had been taken prisoners, whom the commissaries wished to be detained that they might not rejoin the enemy, were set at liberty, contrary to their orders. History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy The second and third classes filled inferior posts, and were liable to military service, the former as horsemen, and the latter as heavy-armed soldiers on foot. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest For the youths we will fix the length of the contest at two-thirds, and for the boys at half of the entire course, whether they contend as archers or as heavy-armed. Laws Seldom has man seen a stranger sight in war, for the English and Burgundians could not charge, being heavy-armed men on foot, and the French would not move against them, we knew not wherefore. A Monk of Fife But some nations fight flying, after the manner of Aeneas in Homer; or as the heavy-armed Spartans also did at the battle of Plataea. Laches Next came two hundred fantassins, or foot-soldiers, of Tuscany, with the corselets and arms of the heavy-armed soldiery—a gallant company, and whose cheerful looks and familiar bearing appeared to sympathise with the crowd. Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes The Athenian army numbered only 10,000 hoplites, or heavy-armed soldiers: there were no archers or cavalry, and only some slaves as light-armed attendants. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest These were the ancient Achaean inhabitants, living in towns and villages, and managing their own affairs, paying tribute, and serving in the army as heavy-armed soldiers. Hellenica That is Tissaphernes in command, they said, and next to these a body of men bearing wicker-shields, and next again heavy-armed infantry, with long wooden shields reaching to the feet. Anabasis |
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