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Browsing named entities in a specific section of Cornelius Tacitus, The History (ed. Alfred John Church, William Jackson Brodribb). Search the whole document.
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Verona (Italy) (search for this): book 3, chapter 8
The next question was,
what place should be selected as the seat of war. Verona seemed the most eligible, surrounded as it was
with open plains, suitable for the action of cavalry, in which they were
very strong. At the same time it was thought that in wresting from Vitellius
a colony so rich in resources there would be both profit and glory. They
secured Vicetia by simply passing through it. Though
in itself a small gain, for the town is but of moderate strength, it was
considered an important advantage when they reflected that in this town
Cæcina was born, and that, the general of the enemy had lost his
native place. The people of Verona were a valuable
aid; they served the cause by the example of their zeal and by their wealth,
and the army thus occupied a position between Rhætia and the Julian
Alps. It was to cut off all passage at this point from the armies of
Germany that they had barred this route. All this
was done either without the knowledge, or against the comm
Egypt (Egypt) (search for this): book 3, chapter 8
Aquileia (Italy) (search for this): book 3, chapter 8
Vicetia (search for this): book 3, chapter 8
The next question was,
what place should be selected as the seat of war. Verona seemed the most eligible, surrounded as it was
with open plains, suitable for the action of cavalry, in which they were
very strong. At the same time it was thought that in wresting from Vitellius
a colony so rich in resources there would be both profit and glory. They
secured Vicetia by simply passing through it. Though
in itself a small gain, for the town is but of moderate strength, it was
considered an important advantage when they reflected that in this town
Cæcina was born, and that, the general of the enemy had lost his
native place. The people of Verona were a valuable
aid; they served the cause by the example of their zeal and by their wealth,
and the army thus occupied a position between Rhætia and the Julian
Alps. It was to cut off all passage at this point from the armies of
Germany that they had barred this route. All this
was done either without the knowledge, or against the com
Raetia (search for this): book 3, chapter 8