12 sentences with 'armies'
Example sentences and phrases with the word armies and other words derived from it.
• « The Assyrians equipped their large armies with well-made iron weapons (they appear to be the first major kingdom to manufacture iron weapons in large numbers). »
• « Cyrus II was followed by his son Cambyses II. Cambyses II led the Persian armies westward, conquering both the rich Phoenician cities of the eastern Mediterranean coast and Egypt. »
• « To keep taxes moderate, Persian kings only called up armies (of both Persians and conquered peoples) when there was a war; otherwise, the only standing army was the king's 10,000 elite bodyguards that the Greeks called "Immortals". »
• « The two armies camped and observed each other for a few days, and then the Persians sent some 10,000 of their troops in naval transports to attack Athens directly; this caused the leading Athenian general (named Miltiades) to gamble on attacking the remaining Persians, rather than rushing to Athens to defend it. »
• « Plato believed that the education of a future leader was of paramount importance, perhaps even more important than that leader's ability to lead armies. »
• « In 338 BC, following a full-scale Macedonian invasion, the Macedonian army crushed the coalition armies. »
• « His success against the Persians can be partly explained by the fact that the Persian technique of calling up their armies was too slow. »
• « Instead, the first two years of the invasion consisted of Macedonian and Greek forces facing smaller Persian armies, some of which even included Greek mercenaries. »
• « Unlike Sparta, however, Rome was able to mobilise gigantic armies, in part because slaves came to do most of the work on farms and in workshops over time, freeing free Roman men to participate in the annual invasions of neighbouring territories. »
• « This Greek tradition was deeply felt by the Romans, as these were precisely the two main ways in which the Roman Republic functioned: the superiority of their armies was well known, while individual leaders had to be able to convince their peers and rivals of the correctness of their positions. »
• « Each member of the Triumvirate wanted something specific: Caesar was hungry for glory and wealth and hoped to be appointed to lead the Roman armies against the Celts in Western Europe, Crassus wanted to lead the armies against Parthia (i.e. the "new" Persian empire that had long since overthrown Seleucid rule in Persia itself), and Pompey wanted the Senate to authorise land and wealth for his troops. »
• « After Nero's death, a brief civil war broke out. Four generals vied for emperor, supported by their armies. »