 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1835 - 434 sivua
...his passion with sympathetic ardour. As their wishes were ungovernable, they soon resolved to break * A large plain at Rome, without the walls of the city, where the Roman youth performed their exercises. Cam'pus is the Latin word for field ; and this field or plain was... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1838 - 598 sivua
...laying down his power ; and, having formed the kingdom into a republic, to retire into obscurity ; bu: 1 A large plain at Rome, without the walls of the city, where the Roman youth performed their exercises. Cam'pus is the Latin word for field ; and this field or plain was... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 590 sivua
...laying down his power ; and, having formed the kingdom into a republic, to retire into obscurity ; but 1 A large plain at Rome, without the walls of the city, where the Roman youth performed their exercises. Cam'pus is the Latin word for field ; and this field or plain was... | |
 | Charles Anthon - 1841 - 800 sivua
...given as Campi Artuini. (Flor., 1, 18.— Frontin., Slrateg., 4, 1.— Ore*., 4, 2.) CAMPOS MAETIDS, a large plain at Rome, without the walls of the city,...bodies of the dead were also burned here. The Campus Martius, as we learn from Livy (2, 5), was land which belonged formerly to Tarquin, but which, being... | |
 | Grecian histories - 1851 - 138 sivua
...town of the same name. Campania, a country of Italy of which Capua was the capital. Campus Martins, a large plain at Rome, without the walls of the city, where the Roman youth performed their exercises, and learnt to wrestle and box, hurl the javelin, ride a horse, drive... | |
 | Charles Anthon - 1881 - 1486 sivua
...given as Campi Arusmi. (Flur., 1, 18. — Frontin., Stratcf.,4, 1.— Oros., 4, 2.) CAMPUS MARTICS, a large plain at Rome, without the walls of the city,...bodies of the dead were also burned here. The Campus MartiuH, as we loam from Livy (2, 5). was land which belonged formerly to Tarquin, but which, being... | |
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Roman youths performed their exercises, and learnt to wrestle and box, to throw the discus, hurl the javelin, ride a horse, drive a chariot, &C. The public assemblies were held there, and the officers of state chosen, and audience given to foreign ambassadors.... 
