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单词 siege of Syracuse
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The Athenians, captured at the siege of Syracuse, were placed in the stone quarries of Ortygia, and fed upon one pint of barley and half a pint of water daily. Martyria or Andersonville Prison 2011-10-22T02:00:28.563Z
This period is rendered additionally remarkable by the siege of Syracuse, which eventually fell into the hands of M. Claudius Marcellus, whose efforts had long been thwarted by the genius of Archimedes. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z
Archimedes at the siege of Syracuse even made some throwing 1800 ℔. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z
Almost all that is told of Archimedes reaches us through the accounts by Polybius and Plutarch of the siege of Syracuse by Marcellus. Archimedes Men of Science 2011-03-13T03:00:23.660Z
Thus he devised for Hiero engines of war which almost terrified the Romans, and which protracted the siege of Syracuse for three years. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil"
This design was no less than to make Africa the seat of war, and to besiege Carthage, at a time when he could neither defend himself in Sicily, nor sustain the siege of Syracuse. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6)
“And perhaps you were told, by what means Archimedes burned the ships of Marcellus, at the siege of Syracuse?” The Boarding School Familiar conversations between a governess and her pupils. Written for the amusement and instruction of young ladies.
Instances beyond the Bible are those of Archimedes in the siege of Syracuse, 212 B.C., Jeremiah : Being The Baird Lecture for 1922
During the siege of Syracuse Archimedes contrived all sorts of engines against the Roman besiegers. Archimedes Men of Science 2011-03-13T03:00:23.660Z
He was not only the greatest mathematician of the old world, but he applied science to practical affairs, and compelled Marcellus to convert the siege of Syracuse into a blockade. Ancient States and Empires
When detached and concentrated, these powerful heat rays can produce all the effects ascribed to the mirrors of Archimedes at the siege of Syracuse. Fragments of science, V. 1-2
He was killed at the siege of Syracuse. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece
Sold to M. L——, antiquary, the compass which Archimedes used at the siege of Syracuse. Bohemians of the Latin Quarter
General who fell at the siege of Syracuse; satirized by Aristophanes as a brave, but boastful man. A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)
This was the invasion of Sicily and siege of Syracuse. Ancient States and Empires
The siege of Syracuse was progressing favourably, when the Spartan Gylippus was allowed to enter and put new life into the defence. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History
Here, as in the descriptions of the siege of Syracuse, the reader is haunted by the feeling that these great events are regarded as merely episodic. Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal
After this important success the Athenian generals prepared at once to form the siege of Syracuse. Stories from Thucydides
But the siege of Syracuse ended in a complete failure. Early European History
It was first used by the Romans in the siege of Syracuse. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization.
It should be observed that neither Polybius nor Plutarch mentions the use of burning-glasses in connection with the siege of Syracuse, nor indeed are these referred to by any other ancient writer of authority. A History of Science — Volume 1
To him also are to be attributed the endless screw, and a peculiar form of burning-mirror, by which, at the siege of Syracuse, it is said that he set the Roman fleet on fire. History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science
Demosthenes saw at once that, before any progress could be made with the siege of Syracuse, it was necessary to gain possession of the counterwall, and confine the Syracusans within the limits of their city. Stories from Thucydides
By this time the Syracusan counterwork had almost passed the end of the Athenian wall, and if it were carried a few yards further, the siege of Syracuse would be brought to a standstill. Stories from Thucydides
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