Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	find_v	great_a	king_n	3,579	5	3.5272	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47252	Romæ antiquæ notitia, or, The antiquities of Rome in two parts ... : an account of the religion, civil government, and art of war, with the remarkable customs and ceremonies, publick and private : with copper cuts of the principal buildings, &c. : to which are prefix'd two essays : concerning the Roman learning, and the Roman education / by Basil Kennett ...	Kennett, Basil, 1674-1715.	1696 (1696)	Wing K298; ESTC R18884	301,193	437

in_o any_o war_n without_o the_o express_a order_n of_o the_o senate_n or_o people_n p●sl●um_fw-la people_n ibid._n &_o pro_fw-la p●sl●um_fw-la julia_n lex_fw-la secunda_fw-la the_o author_n the_o same_o julius_n caesar_n in_o his_o dictatorship_n ordain_v that_o no_o praetorian_a province_n shall_v be_v hold_v above_o a_o year_n and_o no_o consular_a province_n more_o than_o two_o year_n 3._o year_n cicero_n philipp_n 3._o clodia_n lex_fw-la the_o author_n p._n clodius_n tribune_n of_o the_o commons_o a._n 695._o ordain_v that_o all_o syria_n babylon_n and_o persia_n shall_v be_v commit_v to_o gabinius_n the_o consul_n and_o macedon_n achaia_n thessaly_n greece_n and_o boeotia_n to_o his_o colleague_n piso_n with_o the_o proconsular_a power_n and_o that_o a_o sum_n shall_v be_v pay_v they_o out_o of_o the_o treasury_n to_o defray_v the_o charge_n of_o their_o march_n thither_o with_o a_o army_n sextio_fw-la army_n cicero_n pro_fw-la domo_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la sextio_fw-la vatinia_n lex_fw-la the_o author_n p._n vatinius_n tribune_n of_o the_o commons_o a._n 694._o ordain_v that_o the_o command_n of_o all_o gallia_n cisalpina_n and_o illyricum_n shall_v be_v confer_v on_o caesar_n for_o five_o year_n together_o without_o a_o decree_n of_o senate_n and_o without_o the_o formality_n of_o cast_v lot_n that_o the_o particular_a person_n mention_v in_o the_o bill_n shall_v go_v with_o he_o in_o the_o quality_n of_o legati_fw-la without_o the_o deputation_n of_o the_o senate_n that_o the_o army_n to_o be_v send_v with_o he_o shall_v be_v pay_v out_o of_o the_o treasury_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v transplant_v a_o colony_n into_o the_o town_n of_o novocomum_fw-la in_o gallia_n jugurth_n gallia_n cicero_n in_o va●ia●um_n &_o pro_fw-la balbo_n sueton._n in_o j●lio_n sallust_n in_o jugurth_n clodia_n lex_fw-la de_fw-fr cypro_n the_o author_n p._n clodius_n tribune_n of_o the_o commons_o a._n 695._o ordain_v that_o the_o island_n cyprus_n shall_v be_v reduce_v into_o a_o roman_a province_n that_o ptolemy_n king_n of_o cyprus_n shall_v be_v public_o expose_v to_o sale_n habit_v in_o all_o his_o regal_a ornament_n and_o his_o good_n in_o like_a manner_n sell_v by_o auction_n that_o m._n cato_n shall_v be_v send_v with_o the_o praetorian_a power_n into_o cyprus_n to_o take_v care_n of_o the_o sell_v the_o king_n effect_n and_o convey_v the_o money_n to_o rome_n consular_fw-la rome_n cicero_n pro_fw-la domo_fw-la pro_fw-la sextio_fw-la de_fw-fr provin_n consular_fw-la trebonia_n lex_fw-la the_o author_n l._n trebonius_n tribune_n of_o the_o commons_o a._n 698._o decree_a the_o chief_a command_n in_o gallia_n to_o caesar_n five_o year_n long_o than_o have_v be_v order_v by_o the_o vatinian_a law_n and_o so_o deprive_v the_o senate_n of_o the_o power_n of_o recall_v he_o and_o substitute_v another_o general_n in_o his_o room_n 105._o room_n cicero_n lib._n 8_o 9_o 10._o epist_n ad_fw-la attic._n florus_n epit._n liv._o lib._n 105._o titia_n lex_fw-la bare_o mention_v by_o cicero_n muranâ_fw-la cicero_n in_o orat._n pro_fw-la muranâ_fw-la and_o not_o explain_v by_o manutius_n or_o rosinus_n the_o purport_n of_o it_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v that_o the_o provincial_a quaestor_n shall_v take_v their_o place_n by_o lot_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o the_o consul_n and_o praetor_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o passage_n in_o which_o we_o find_v it_o chap._n xxix_o leges_fw-la agrariae_n or_o law_n relate_v to_o the_o division_n of_o land_n among_o the_o people_n cassius_n lex_fw-la the_o author_n sp._n cassius_n viscellinus_n consul_n with_o proculus_n virginius_n a._n 267._o ordain_v that_o the_o land_n take_v from_o the_o hernici_n shall_v be_v divide_v half_a among_o the_o latin_n and_o half_a among_o the_o roman_a commons_o 8._o commons_o liv._o lib._n 2._o valer._n mex_n lib._n 9_o cap_n 8._o this_o law_n do_v not_o hold_v licinia_n lex_fw-la the_o author_n c._n licinius_n stolo_n tribune_n of_o the_o commons_o a._n 377._o ordain_v that_o no_o person_n shall_v possess_v above_o five_o hundred_o acre_n of_o land_n or_o keep_v more_o than_o a_o hundred_o head_n of_o great_a or_o five_o hundred_o head_n of_o small_a cattle_n etc._n cattle_n liv._o lib._n 6._o appian_n agellius_n pliny_n pa●ercul_n plutarch_n etc._n etc._n flaminia_n lex_fw-la the_o author_n c._n flaminius_n tribune_n of_o the_o commons_o a._n 525._o ordain_v that_o picenum_n a_o part_n of_o gallia_n whence_o the_o senones_n have_v be_v expel_v shall_v be_v divide_v among_o the_o roman_a soldier_n maj._n soldier_n cicero_n in_o cat._n maj._n sempronia_n lex_fw-la prima_fw-la the_o author_n t._n sempronius_n gracchus_n tribune_n of_o the_o commons_o a._n 620._o confirm_v the_o licinian_n law_n and_o require_v all_o person_n who_o hold_v more_o land_n than_o that_o law_n allow_v immediate_o to_o resign_v it_o into_o the_o common_a to_o be_v divide_v among_o the_o poor_a citizen_n constitute_v three_o officer_n to_o take_v care_n of_o the_o business_n etc._n business_n cicero_n pro_fw-la sextio_fw-la plutarch_n etc._n etc._n this_o law_n be_v level_v direct_o against_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o rich_a man_n of_o the_o city_n who_o have_v by_o degree_n contrive_v to_o engross_v almost_o all_o the_o land_n to_o themselves_o after_o great_a heat_n and_o tumult_n at_o last_o cost_v the_o author_n his_o life_n sempronia_n lex_fw-la altera_fw-la prefer_v by_o the_o same_o person_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o king_n attalus_n who_o leave_v the_o roman_a state_n his_o heir_n it_o ordain_v that_o all_o the_o ready_a money_n find_v in_o that_o king_n treasure_n shall_v be_v bestow_v on_o the_o poor_a citizen_n to_o supply_v they_o with_o instrument_n and_o other_o convenience_n require_v for_o agriculture_n and_o that_o the_o king_n land_n shall_v be_v farm_a at_o a_o annual_a rent_n by_o the_o censor_n which_o rent_n shall_v be_v divide_v among_o the_o people_n etc._n people_n cicero_n verr._n 5._o plutarch_n etc._n etc._n thoria_n lex_fw-la the_o author_n sp._n thorius_n tribune_n of_o the_o commons_o ordain_v that_o no_o person_n shall_v pay_v any_o rent_n to_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n which_o he_o possess_v and_o regulate_v the_o business_n about_o feed_v cattle_n bruto_fw-la cattle_n cicero_n de_fw-fr orat._n lib._n 2._o &_o in_o bruto_fw-la two_o large_a fragment_n of_o this_o law_n which_o be_v of_o a_o great_a length_n be_v copy_v from_o two_o old_a brazen_a table_n by_o sigonius_n 2._o sigonius_n de_fw-fr antiq._n jure_fw-la ital._n lib._n 2._o cornelia_n lex_fw-la the_o author_n l._n cornelius_n sylla_n dictator_n and_o consul_n with_o q._n metellus_n a._n 673._o ordain_v that_o the_o land_n of_o proscribe_a person_n shall_v be_v common_a this_o be_v chief_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o land_n in_o tuscany_n about_o volaterrae_n and_o fesulae_n which_o sylla_n divide_v among_o his_o soldier_n catiline_n soldier_n cicero_n in_o rullum_fw-la pro_fw-la roscio_n sallust_n in_o catiline_n servilia_n lex_fw-la the_o author_n p._n servilius_n rullus_n tribune_n of_o the_o commons_o a._n 690._o in_o the_o consulship_n of_o cicero_n and_o antony_n contain_v many_o particular_n about_o sell_v several_a house_n field_n etc._n etc._n that_o belong_v to_o the_o public_a for_o the_o purchase_n land_n in_o other_o part_n of_o italy_n about_o create_v ten_o man_n to_o be_v supervisor_n of_o the_o business_n and_o abundance_n of_o other_o head_n several_a of_o which_o be_v repeat_v by_o cicero_n in_o his_o three_o oration_n extant_a against_o this_o law_n by_o which_o he_o hinder_v it_o from_o pass_v flavia_n lex_fw-la the_o author_n l._n flavius_n tribune_n of_o the_o commons_o a._n 693._o about_o divide_v a_o sufficient_a quantity_n of_o land_n among_o pompey_n soldier_n and_o the_o commons_o 1._o commons_o cicero_n ad_fw-la attic._n lib._n 1._o julia_n lex_fw-la the_o author_n julius_n caesar_n consul_n with_o bibulus_n a._n 691_o ordain_v that_o all_o the_o land_n in_o campania_n which_o use_v former_o to_o be_v farm_a at_o a_o set_a rent_n of_o the_o state_n shall_v be_v divide_v among_o the_o commons_o as_o also_o that_o all_o member_n of_o senate_n shall_v swear_v to_o confirm_v this_o law_n and_o to_o defend_v it_o against_o all_o opposer_n cicero_n call_v this_o lex_n campana_n 18._o campana_n velleius_n patero_n lib._n 2._o plutarch_n in_o p●mp_n caes_n &_o cat._n uticens_fw-la ad_fw-la attic._n lib._n 2._o epist_n 18._o mamilia_n lex_fw-la the_o author_n c._n mamilius_n tribune_n of_o the_o commons_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o jugurthan_a war_n ordain_v that_o in_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o land_n there_o shall_v be_v leave_v five_o or_o six_o foot_n of_o ground_n which_o no_o person_n shall_v convert_v to_o his_o private_a use_n and_o that_o commissioner_n shall_v be_v appoint_v to_o regulate_v this_o affair_n leg._n affair_n cicero_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr leg._n from_o this_o law_n de_fw-fr limitibus_fw-la the_o author_n take_v the_o surname_n of_o limentanus_n as_o he_o be_v call_v by_o sallust_n jugurth_n sallust_n in_o bell._n

the_o command_n of_o the_o continent_n can_v not_o satisfy_v the_o roman_a courage_n especial_o while_o they_o see_v so_o delicious_a a_o isle_n as_o sicily_n almost_o within_o their_o reach_n they_o only_o wait_v a_o occasion_n to_o pass_v the_o sea_n when_o fortune_n present_v as_o fair_a a_o one_o as_o they_o can_v wish_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o messina_n a_o sicilian_a city_n make_v grievous_a complaint_n to_o the_o senate_n of_o the_o daily_a encroachment_n of_o the_o carthaginian_n a_o people_n of_o vast_a wealth_n and_o power_n and_o that_o have_v the_o same_o design_n on_o sicily_n as_o the_o roman_n 2._o roman_n florus_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 2._o a_o fleet_n be_v soon_o man_v out_o to_o their_o assistance_n and_o in_o two_o year_n time_n no_o less_o than_o fifty_o city_n be_v bring_v over_o 2._o over_o eutrop._n lib._n 2._o the_o entire_a conquest_n of_o the_o island_n quick_o follow_v and_o sardinia_n and_o corfica_n be_v take_v in_o about_o the_o same_o time_n by_o a_o separate_a squadron_n and_o now_o under_o the_o command_n of_o regulus_n and_o manlius_n the_o consul_n the_o war_n be_v translate_v into_o africa_n three_o hundred_o fort_n and_o castle_n be_v destroy_v in_o their_o march_n and_o the_o victorious_a legion_n encamp_v under_o the_o very_a wall_n of_o carthage_n the_o enemy_n reduce_v to_o such_o strait_n be_v oblige_v to_o apply_v themselves_o to_o xantippus_n king_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n the_o great_a captain_n of_o the_o age_n who_o immediate_o march_v to_o their_o assistance_n with_o a_o numerous_a and_o well-disciplined_a army_n in_o the_o very_a first_o engagement_n with_o the_o roman_n he_o entire_o defeat_v their_o whole_a power_n thirty_o thousand_o be_v kill_v on_o the_o spot_n and_o fifteen_o thousand_o with_o the_o consul_n regulus_n take_v prisoner_n but_o as_o good_a success_n always_o encourage_v the_o roman_n to_o great_a design_n so_o a_o contrary_a event_n do_v but_o exasperate_v they_o the_o more_o the_o new_a consul_n be_v immediate_o dispatch_v with_o a_o powerful_a navy_n and_o a_o sufficient_a number_n of_o land-force_n several_a campaignes_n be_v now_o waste_v without_o any_o considerable_a advantage_n on_o either_o side_n or_o if_o the_o roman_n gain_v any_o thing_n by_o their_o victory_n they_o general_o lose_v as_o much_o by_o shipwreck_n when_o at_o last_o the_o whole_a power_n of_o both_o state_n be_v draw_v together_o on_o the_o sea_n the_o carthaginian_n be_v final_o defeat_v with_o the_o loss_n of_o 125_o ship_n sink_v in_o the_o engagement_n 73_o taken_z 32000_o man_n kill_v and_o 13000_o prisoner_n upon_o this_o they_o be_v compel_v to_o sue_v for_o a_o peace_n which_o after_o much_o entreaty_n and_o upon_o very_o hard_a condition_n be_v at_o last_o obtain_v 2._o obtain_v eutrop._n lib._n 2._o but_o the_o carthaginian_n have_v too_o great_a spirit_n to_o submit_v to_o such_o terrible_a term_n any_o long_a than_o their_o necessity_n oblige_v they_o in_o four_o year_n time_n 6._o time_n florus_n lib._n 2._o c._n 6._o they_o have_v get_v together_o a_o army_n of_o 150000_o foot_n and_o 20000_o horse_n 3._o horse_n eutrop._n lib._n 3._o under_o the_o command_n of_o the_o famous_a hannibal_n who_o force_v a_o way_n through_o the_o pyren●ean_a mountain_n and_o the_o alps_n repute_v till_o that_o time_n impassable_a descend_v with_o his_o vast_a army_n into_o italy_n in_o four_o successive_a battle_n he_o defeat_v the_o roman_a force_n in_o the_o last_o of_o which_o at_o cannae_n 40000_o of_o the_o latter_a be_v kill_v ibid._n kill_v ibid._n and_o have_v he_o not_o be_v mere_o cast_v away_o by_o the_o envy_n and_o ill-will_a of_o his_o own_o countryman_n it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a that_o he_o must_v have_v entire_o ruin_v the_o roman_a state_n hannibal_n state_n cornelius_n nepos_n in_o vit_fw-mi hannibal_n but_o supply_v of_o man_n and_o money_n be_v sometime_o absolute_o deny_v he_o and_o never_o come_v but_o very_o slow_o the_o roman_n have_v such_o opportunity_n to_o recruit_v as_o they_o little_o expect_v from_o so_o experience_v a_o adversary_n the_o wise_a management_n of_o fabius_n maximus_n be_v the_o first_o revival_n of_o the_o roman_a cause_n he_o know_v very_o well_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o enemy_n and_o therefore_o march_v against_o he_o without_o intend_v to_o hazard_v a_o battle_n but_o to_o wait_v constant_o upon_o he_o to_o straiten_v his_o quarter_n intercept_v his_o provision_n and_o so_o make_v the_o victorious_a army_n pine_v away_o with_o penury_n and_o want_n with_o this_o design_n he_o always_o encamp_v upon_o the_o high_a hill_n where_o the_o horse_n can_v have_v no_o access_n to_o he_o when_o they_o march_v he_o do_v the_o same_o but_o at_o such_o a_o distance_n as_o not_o to_o be_v compel_v to_o a_o engagement_n by_o this_o policy_n he_o so_o break_v hannibal_n army_n as_o to_o make_v he_o absolute_o despair_v of_o get_v any_o thing_n in_o italy_n max._n italy_n flutarch_n in_o vit_fw-mi fab._n max._n but_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o war_n be_v owe_v to_o the_o conduct_n of_o scipio_n he_o have_v before_o reduce_v all_o spain_n into_o subjection_n and_o now_o take_v the_o same_o course_n as_o hannibal_n at_o first_o have_v do_v he_o march_v with_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o roman_a force_n into_o africa_n and_o carry_v all_o before_o he_o to_o the_o very_a wall_n of_o carthage_n oblige_v the_o enemy_n to_o call_v home_o their_o general_n out_o of_o italy_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o city_n hannibal_n obey_v and_o both_o army_n come_v to_o a_o engagement_n after_o a_o long_a dispute_n wherein_o the_o commander_n and_o soldier_n of_o both_o side_n be_v report_v to_o have_v outdo_v themselves_o the_o victory_n fall_v to_o the_o roman_n whereupon_o the_o enemy_n be_v oblige_v once_o more_o to_o su●●_n for_o a_o peace_n which_o be_v again_o grant_v they_o though_o upon_o much_o hard_a condition_n than_o before_o the_o roman_n by_o the_o happy_a conclusion_n of_o this_o war_n have_v so_o high_o advance_v themselves_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o neighbour_a state_n that_o the_o athenian_n with_o the_o great_a part_n of_o greece_n be_v at_o this_o time_n miserable_o enslave_v by_o king_n philip_n of_o macedon_n unanimous_o petition_v the_o senate_n for_o assistance_n a_o fleet_n with_o a_o sufficient_a number_n of_o land-force_n be_v present_o dispatch_v to_o their_o relief_n by_o who_o valour_n the_o tyrant_n after_o several_a defeat_n be_v compel_v to_o restore_v all_o greece_n to_o their_o ancient_a liberty_n oblige_v himself_o to_o pay_v a_o annual_a tribute_n to_o the_o conqueror_n 4._o conqueror_n eutrop._n lib._n 4._o hannibal_n after_o his_o late_a defeat_n have_v apply_v himself_o to_o antiochus_n king_n of_o syria_n who_o at_o this_o time_n be_v make_v great_a preparation_n against_o the_o roman_n acilius_n glabrio_n be_v first_o send_v to_o oppose_v he_o and_o have_v the_o fortune_n to_o give_v he_o several_a defeat_n when_o cornelius_n 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