Which preposition to use with legion

of Occurrences 343%

Staring, I saw a fearsome sightover its walls crawled a legion of unholy things, almost covering the old building, from tottering towers to base.

in Occurrences 55%

Two divisions of troops, called hastati and principes, formed the bulk of each Roman legion in the Second Punic War.

to Occurrences 38%

Day after day was passing in this manner when Caesar was informed of the arrival of C. Trebonius and his troops, which raised the number of his legions to seven.

from Occurrences 38%

He gathered his legions from Asia; and the world resounded once more to the clash of arms.

into Occurrences 17%

Cassius lost no time in marching his legions into Asia, to execute the behest of the senate, though he had been dispossessed of his province by the senate itself.

at Occurrences 17%

They were to supply the place of these two legions at Rome by a levy en masse in the city, and by ordering up the reserve legion from Capua.

on Occurrences 17%

The French, who held the long lines at the beginning of war, who stood before Verdun and threw their legions on the road to Péronne, are now being freed for work elsewhere.

under Occurrences 12%

He again drew the Eleventh legion from its winter quarters, sent written orders to C. Fabius, who was encamped in the country of the Remi, to bring into that of the Suessiones the two legions under his command, and demanded one of his legions from Labienus, who was at Besançon.

with Occurrences 9%

In one place, Volcatius Tullus sustained the charge of a legion with three cohorts, and beat them off the field.

for Occurrences 9%

Hannibal on the Ebro At length, certainly, the greater part of the army and of the fleet was got ready for the expedition to Africa, and the second consul Publius Cornelius Scipio was ordered to the Ebro; but he took time, and when an insurrection broke out on the Po, he allowed the army that was ready for embarkation to be employed there, and formed new legions for the Spanish expedition.

by Occurrences 6%

Thus without taking any rest himself he shared the fatigues among the legions by turns, as far as the position of the winter quarters and the necessities of the war permitted.

against Occurrences 5%

But, nobles, now the final day is come, When I, your tribune, studying for renown, Pronounce and publish Marius general, To lead our legions against Mithridates, And crave, grave fathers, signs of your content.

out Occurrences 5%

He must be too resourceful to be taken by policetoo insignificant to tempt the legions out of camp.

as Occurrences 5%

At the mention of the name of Crockford's a procession of the greatest men of the day passes before my eyes; their name would be legion as to numbers, but an army of devoted patriots I should call them in every other sense, for they were English to the backbone, whether gamblers or saints.

among Occurrences 4%

The occasion of that war was this: P. Crassus, a young man, had taken up his winter quarters with the seventh legion among the Andes, who border upon the [Atlantic] ocean.

behind Occurrences 3%

Our men making an attack on them vigorously, repulsed them; nor did they cease to pursue them until the horse, relying on relief, as they saw the legions behind them, drove the enemy precipitately before them, and, slaying a great number of them, did not give them the opportunity either of rallying or halting, or leaping from their chariots.

after Occurrences 3%

There was a change in the constitution and disposition of the legion after the time of Marius, until the fall of the republic.

towards Occurrences 2%

The consuls, in order that the supply of provisions might be the more ready, and to leave the enemy in the greater uncertainty on what quarter the war would fall, Fabius led his legions towards Samnium through the territory of Sora, and Decius his through that of Sidicinum.

during Occurrences 2%

When Caesar was informed by spies that the Helvetii had already conveyed three parts of their forces across that river, but that the fourth part was left behind on this side of the Saone, he set out from the camp with three legions during the third watch, and came up with that division which had not yet crossed the river.

near Occurrences 2%

A few years later, when a dangerous revolt of the Roman legions near the frontier caused their generals to find them active employment by leading them into the interior of Germany, we find Arminius again active in his country's defence.

before Occurrences 2%

Having completed his works, he drew up his legions before the rampart and stationed the cavalry in certain positions, with their horses bridled.

than Occurrences 2%

I may notice the remark that if infidels were to be converted by force, it was easier for God to do it with armies of heavenly legions than for any son of the Church, how potent soever, with all his dragoons.

within Occurrences 2%

XLII.In the evening Caesar drew his legions within this trench, and rested them under arms the next night.

without Occurrences 1%

He left what seemed a sufficient number of soldiers for that design; he himself proceeds into the territories of the Treviri with four legions without baggage, and 800 horse, because they neither came to the general diets [of Gaul], nor obeyed his commands, and were, moreover, said to be tampering with the Germans beyond the Rhine.

amongst Occurrences 1%

Caesar fixed the winter quarters of all the legions amongst the Belgae.

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