Numantia

American  

[noo-man-shee-uh, -shuh, nyoo-] / nuˈmæn ʃi ə, -ʃə, nyu- /

noun

1. an ancient city in N Spain: besieged and taken 134–133 b.c. by Scipio the Younger.

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Numantia British  

/ njuːˈmæntɪə /

noun

1. an ancient city in N Spain: a centre of Celtic resistance to Rome in N Spain; captured by Scipio the Younger in 133 _bc

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Example Sentences

Scipio was unable to conquer Numantia; the people who defended their liberty behind this rampart, set fire to the city, and the remaining defenders devoted themselves to a voluntary death.

From Project Gutenberg

Even the moderate Scaevola subsequently maintained that Nasica was justified in his action; and it was reported that Scipio, when he heard at Numantia of his brother-in-law’s death, repeated the line of Homer—“So perish all who do the like again.”

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We must go back to the days of Leonidas and Regulus to find parallels for the exploits of our own Indian army; to Numantia and Saguntum for parallels to Saragossa and Gerona.

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Sempronius Gracchus, whom they trusted, came forward to pledge his honour that Numantia should be fairly treated.

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He was sent against Numantia, which he surrounded by fortifications, in order that he might starve out the inhabitants by keeping them in, and he did his utmost to restore the discipline of the Roman army.

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