Definitions for Numantia

Numantia Nu·man·ti·a

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

Numantia is a 8 letter English word.

You can make 170 anagrams from letters in Numantia (aaimnntu).

Definitions for Numantia

noun

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

Examples for Numantia

The fall of Numantia gave Rome a hold upon the interior of Spain, which was never lost.

He was present at the siege of Numantia, and his courage caused Scipio to predict for him a brilliant career.

The town of Numantia was famous in early days for its long struggle with the armies of the Roman Republic.

Numantia is an early Saragossa, Saragossa a modern Numantia.

Numantia stood upon a lofty rock, and its inhabitants displayed a courage worthy of its high position.

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

Against the single town of Numantia it was necessary to send Scipio, the best general of Rome.

When Numantia was taken by Scipio, mothers, with the half-eaten bodies of their babes in their bosoms, were found!

After a long and often disastrous siege, Scipio utterly destroyed Numantia.

Having brought his troops into an effective condition, Scipio, in the following year, proceeded to lay siege to Numantia.

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