 ... and they composed, including the rest of the Italians who were enlisted into his service, a formidable body of fourscore thousand men. Forty thousand Moors and Carthaginians had been raised since the reduction of Africa. Even Sicily furnished its...  Evanus: A Tale of the Days of Constantine - Page 205de Augustine David Crake - 1872Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | John Sundins Stamp - 1849 - 650 pages
...the reduction of Africa. Even Sicily furnished its proportion of troops ; and the armies of Maxentius amounted to one hundred and seventy thousand foot, and eighteen thousand horse. The wealth of Italy supplied the expenses of the war ; and the adjacent provinces were exhausted, to... | |
 | Joseph Fletcher - 1852 - 152 pages
...pause before attacking so formidable an enemy. His troops, collected from Italy, Africa, and Sicily, amounted to one hundred and seventy thousand foot, and eighteen thousand horse ; while the entire force of Constantine numbered no more than ninety thousand foot, and eight thousand... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1854 - 466 pages
...the reduction of Africa. Even Sicily furnished its proportion of troops ; and the armies of Maxentius amounted to one hundred and seventy thousand foot and eighteen thousand horse. The wealth of Italy supplied the expenses of the war ; and the adjacent provinces were exhausted to... | |
 | Edward Lewes Cutts - 1881 - 560 pages
...thousand Roman and Italian soldiers, forty thousand from Africa, and a contingent from Sicily; his forces amounted to one hundred and seventy thousand foot and eighteen thousand horse. But Constantine's military skill, the discipline of his troops, their confidence in their general and attachment... | |
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