Under cover of darkness some 19 legions and 12, 000 cavalry fled before Antony was able to engage Octavian in a land battle.

The legions made good time on them, and some are still used millennia later.

At some point, possibly in the beginning of the Roman Republic after the kings were overthrown, the legio was subdivided into two separate legions, each one ascribed to one of the two consuls.

However, some other occupied countries such as Greece, Lithuania, Czechoslovakia and Poland never formed formal Waffen-SS legions.

Julius Caesar mustered 800 to 1000 sailing boats and 5 legions and some 2000 horses at Calais due to its strategic position to attack Britannia.

Among European countries, the Golden Eagle was the model for the aquila, the most prominent symbol of the Roman legions and more generally the Roman civilization that had such a powerful impact on Western culture ; furthermore, some Roman traditions were carried on by the Byzantine Empire in the Southern and Eastern of Europe and the Holy Roman Empire in Central and Western Europe, transmitting the use of the Golden Eagle to several modern states.

These eight legions, some 40, 000 Roman soldiers along with an estimated 2, 400 Roman cavalry, formed the nucleus of this massive new army.

According to Phillip Rance some tribes of Hibernia, called Attacotti ( Old Irish term: aithechthúatha ), from southern Leinster were Foederati ( allies, used as mercenary soldiers ) of the late Roman Empire, and fought together with the Roman legions in the second half of the 4th century

It was a resounding Roman defeat with heavy losses, and yet some 10, 000 and more Romans, over 2. 5 legions, were victorious on their part of battlefield and retreated with honor to Placentia ( Piacenza ).

In demonology, according to some authors, Agares ( or Agreas ) is a Duke ( or Grand Duke ), ruling the eastern zone of Hell, and being served by 31 legions of demons.

In demonology, Ipos is an Earl and powerful Prince of Hell ( a Duke to some authors ) who has thirty-six legions of demons under his command.

In demonology, Balam ( also Balaam, Balan ) is a great and powerful king ( to some authors a duke or a prince ) of Hell who commands over forty legions of demons.

If Paimon is cited alone, some offering or sacrifice must be done, and he will accept it ; then two kings called Beball ( Bebal or Labal ) and Abalam ( Abalim ) will go to him together with other spirits, often twenty-five legions ; but these other spirits do not always come unless the conjurer call upon them.

In demonology, Malphas is a mighty Great President ( a Prince to some authors ) of Hell, having forty legions of demons under his command.

The Twentieth was among the legions involved with the construction of Hadrian's Wall, and the discovery of stone altars commemorating their work in Caledonia suggests that they had some role in building the Antonine Wall.

He brought two trusted veteran legions ( X Equestris and V Alaudae ) and some newer legions ( including III Gallica and VI Ferrata ), but in the main was forced to rely on the recruits already present in Hispania.

There were two main positions ; the legatus legionis was an ex-praetor given command of one of Rome's elite legions, while the legatus propraetor was an ex-consul, who was given the governorship of a Roman province with the magisterial powers of a praetor, which in some cases gave him command of four or more legions.

At some point on his march to the Sabis, Caesar reorganized the column and reverted to his usual tactic of leading his forces with six legions in light marching order.

Taken by surprise, Caesar had to rapidly give orders to sound the alarm both by raising the battle-standard and by trumpet, get his men away from construction work, recall the wood-cutting parties and try to get his legions into some semblance of order.

Veleda was a priestess and prophet of the Germanic tribe of the Bructeri who achieved some prominence during the Batavian rebellion of AD 69 – 70, headed by the Romanized Batavian chieftain Gaius Julius Civilis, when she correctly predicted the initial successes of the rebels against Roman legions.

According to some pioneers ' accounts, legions of gulls appeared by June 9, 1848.

By the end of Augustus ' reign, the imperial army numbered some 250, 000 men, equally split between legionaries and auxiliaries 25 legions and c. 250 auxiliary regiments ).

The two cohorts that eventually found themselves in Arabia had been sailed from Egypt to Syria in preparation for the action, which despite some resistance among the Nabataean royal guard, seemed to be not entirely resisted by the Nabataeans, suggested by the fact that the Nabataean troops served as auxiliary troops supporting Roman legions soon after conquest.

and, `` I do think that families are the most beautiful things in all the world '', burst out Jo some five hundred pages later in that popular story of the March family, which had first appeared when Henrietta was eight ; ;

Providence finally managed to get Gorton out of the town, and he and some friends bought land at Pawtuxet on the west side of Narragansett Bay, five miles south but still within the jurisdiction of the Providence colony.

He would wear this same costume in Florida, despite his wife Cleota's reminders over the past five days that he must take some cool clothes with him.

It is known that at least five towns ( Barrington, Bristol, Narragansett, Newport and Westerly ) place some value on some boats for tax purposes.

It is true that most architectural schools have five year courses, some even have six or more.

I've heard 10 million mentioned often, but I'm more inclined to think there may be a total of some five to seven million families camping.

Yet after long and earnest discussion Stalin accepted the Curzon Line and even agreed voluntarily that there should be digressions from that line of five to eight kilometers in favor of Poland in some regions.

In the past an orthodontist might have tried, over four or five years, to straighten and fit the boy's large teeth into a jaw that, despite some growth, would never accommodate them.

The original 256-page game book was published in 1991 by Phage Press, covering material from the first five novels ( the " Corwin Cycle ") and some details-sorcery and the Logrus-from the remaining five novels ( the " Merlin Cycle "), in order to allow players to roleplay characters from the Courts of Chaos.

There are even five towers left, some of which are used for housing.

) where each of them is declared to be the chief in some quality, Ānanda is mentioned five times ( more often than any other ).

Alphonse's wife Joan ( who died five days after Alphonse ) had attempted to dispose of some of her inherited lands in her will.

Anne took Emily to visit some of the places she had come to know and love in the five years spent with the Robinsons.

This fissure extended some thirty five meters to a bed of soft marl in which a well was dug.

Historians identify several waves of migration to the United States: one from 1815 – 1860, in which some five million English, Irish, Germanic, Scandinavian, and others from northwestern Europe came to the United States ; one from 1865 – 1890, in which some 10 million immigrants, also mainly from northwestern Europe, settled, and a third from 1890 – 1914, in which 15 million immigrants, mainly from central, eastern, and southern Europe ( many Austrian, Hungarian, Turkish, Lithuanian, Russian, Jewish, Greek, Italian, and Romanian ) settled in the United States.

In 1887, the National League and American Association agreed to abide by some uniform rule changes and decreased the number of balls required for a walk to five.

An 1863 article in The Cornhill Magazine describes badminton as " battledore and shuttlecock played with sides, across a string suspended some five feet from the ground ".

While most casts have five toes — like all known apes — some casts of alleged Bigfoot tracks have had numbers ranging from two to six.

The first of the five books begins with some geographical background, and then sketches the history of England, beginning with Caesar's invasion in 55 BC.

Most bogies have two axles, as this is the simplest design, but some cars designed for extremely heavy loads have been built with up to five axles per bogie.

A stalemate ensued for five days, before the Athenians decided to attack the Persians because, under the cover of night, some of the Persian fleet had set sail for Athens.

The Act had no effect on illegal practices: five clergy were imprisoned for contempt of court and after the trial of the much loved Bishop Edward King of Lincoln, it became clear that some revision of the liturgy had to be embarked upon.