One evening, while a volley-ball game was being played in the yard among the prisoners remaining there, a simulated melee was staged -- just as the gates were opened to admit other prisoners returning from work.

Allies within the capital opened the gates for him on August 24, and for three days his troops sacked the city.

He agrees and the gates of Rome are opened.

When the crowd — eventually reinforced by mutinous gardes françaises — proved a fair match for the fort's defenders, Governor de Launay, the commander of the Bastille, capitulated and opened the gates to avoid a mutual massacre.

The dawn goddess Eos was almost always described with rosy fingers ( ῥοδοδάκτυλος, rhododáktylos ) or rosy forearms ( ῥοδόπηχυς, rhodópēkhys ) as she opened the gates of heaven for the Sun to rise.

He intervened on behalf of the Lutherans in Germany, who opened the gates to their cities to him.

Under his command, they besieged Cologne and, after some weeks, the defenders of the city opened the gates and handed Saloninus and Silvanus to Postumus who had them killed.

In 1889 Governor Brito Capelo opened the gates of an aqueduct which supplied the city with water, a formerly scarce resource, laying the foundation for major growth.

For thanks to Oda the legion of followers of Christ became augmented, many prisoners returned to their country, the shackled had their chains taken off, and the gates of prisons were opened for the trespassers.

" On November 23, he arrived in Damascus amid general acclamations and rested at his father's old home there, until the gates of the Citadel of Damascus were opened to him four days later.

The city opened its gates to Corbulo, just as it had to Germanicus four decades before.

On the river Tronto, Count William of Loritello did homage to Lothair and opened the gates of Termoli to him.

Most designs can be opened by hand, though some gates that are frequently opened and closed may have a lever attached to assist in bringing the upper wire loop over the gate post

Most gates can be opened by push post.

This is an important knot to understand even by anyone who comes across such a gate and should be understood before going hiking, hunting, or any other outdoor activities as gates when opened should be closed properly out of respect for landowners.

The city of Bari, which had been the capital of the Byzantine Catapanate of Southern Italy for centuries before the arrival of the Normans, opened its gates to the Emperor's army, and the overjoyed citizens tore down the Norman citadel.

The city of York only opened its gates to him after he promised that he had just come to reclaim his dukedom-just as Henry Bolingbroke had done seventy years earlier.

This resulted in an unprecedented volume of water backing up behind Srisailam dam, resulting in floods both upstream of the river, and downstream as well, when all the gates of the dam were opened for several days to bring storage at Srisailam back to normal levels.

* Antony retreats his army ( 7 legions ) to Egypt and receive the news that Pelusium, has opened its gates to Octavian without resistance.

It made recommendations on the safety of crowds penned within fences, including " all exit gates should be manned at all times ... and capable of being opened immediately from the inside by anyone in an emergency ".

Two further gates were opened to relieve pressure.

When the gates were opened, thousands of fans entered a narrow tunnel leading to the rear of the terrace into two overcrowded central pens, creating pressure at the front.

That night the Greek force crept out of the horse and opened the gates for the rest of the Greek army, which had sailed back under cover of night.

Small rooms, probably for cards, opened off on either side.

When we opened the door again for business and switched on the lights she said:

As he reached for the door there was a knock on it and when he opened he found Artie, who came in and sat down on a bunk.

Hearst saw his wife and child, sent a joyful message to his mother in California, and soon returned to Washington, where on April 22, for the first time, he opened his mouth in Congress.

The final decision went to the executive but a way has been opened for strengthening budgeting procedures and to provide legislators information they need.

Someone opened the corridor door from the inside, and called for a doctor.

In their search for what turned out to be the right breakfast china but the wrong table silver, they opened every cupboard door in the kitchen and pantry.

The doctor opened the smallest of his cases, an unimposing straw bag, and exposed the contents for Alex's inspection.

Completed and opened for traffic in 1852, the bridge was designed and built by Lemuel Chenoweth and his brother, Eli, of Beverly.

The position of receptionist was opened in a large office and an announcement was made to the other girls already working that they could apply for this job which had higher prestige and slightly higher salary than typing and clerking positions.

To have applied statewide the decisions of the two cases heard in Superior Court, in my opinion, would have placed us clearly out of compliance with the Wagner-Peyser Act and would have immediately opened the way for the Secretary of Labor, were he so inclined, to notify the Governor of such noncompliance, set a date for hearing, and issue his finding.

The wine waiter will see to it that the bottles are taken from the bin and opened at least in time to warm and aerate, preferably allowed to stand on end for as long as possible and, perhaps in the case of very old wines, be decanted.

She opened it an inch and poked out the keys for me to give you.

She started back for the house, saw a light in the office, opened the door and surprised a domestic little scene which was far outside the dark realm of murder or attempted murder.

Vandiver opened his race for governor in 1958 with a battle in the Legislature against the issuance of $50 million worth of additional rural roads bonds proposed by then Gov. Marvin Griffin.

`` In 35 years we have opened 7,000 churches '', the Rev. Mr. Brandt said, adding that the denomination had a national goal of one church for every 10,000 persons.

The game opened a busy week for Washington.

Giving up the violin opened a whole new career for Ilona Schmidl-Seeberg, a tiny Hungarian who Fritz Kreisler had predicted would have a promising career on the concert stage.

The 187-mile Illinois State Toll Highway, for example, was not opened over its entire length until December, 1958.

They also opened for Rage Against the Machine in Mexico City.

The commercial and critical success of this film opened up Western film markets for the first time to the products of the Japanese film industry, which in turn led to international recognition for other Japanese filmmakers.

* 1901 – Kiowa land in Oklahoma is opened for white settlement, effectively dissolving the contiguous reservation.

They believe that Christ visited spirit prison ( 1 Peter 3: 18-20 ) and opened the gate for those who repent to cross over to Paradise.