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Norbanus and Saxa passed the town of Philippi in eastern Macedonia and took a strong defensive position at a narrow mountain pass.
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* August – Decidius Saxa and Gaius Norbanus Flaccus are appointed by Antony, to lead an advanced force of eight legions to Macedonia along the Via Egnatia into Thrace.
* Saxa retreats to link up with Norbanus at the Sapaei Pass.
Antony links up with Norbanus and Saxa at Amphipolis, Octavian arrives on a litter 10 days later.
They were able to ferry their army across the Adriatic and sent out a scouting force of eight legions ( commanded by Norbanus and Saxa ) along the via Egnatia, with the aim of searching for the Liberators ' army.
With their superior forces they were able to outflank Norbanus and Saxa, who had to abandon their defensive position and retreat west of Philippi.
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The governor of Germania Inferior, Lappius Maximus, moved to the region at once, assisted by the procurator of Rhaetia, Titus Flavius Norbanus.
He then achieved a victory over Papirius Carbo and Gaius Norbanus at Faventia, pacifying Cisalpine Gaul for Sulla.
In 94 BC, Norbanus was accused of minuta maiestas ( treason ) under the Lex Appuleia by Publius Sulpicius Rufus on account of the disturbances that had taken place at the trial of Caepio, but the eloquence of Marcus Antonius secured his acquittal.
Although Norbanus was helped by Quintus Sertorius, they were defeated by Sulla at the Battle of Mount Tifata, losing around 6, 000 men in the process.
His deputy, Titus Norbanus, one of the newer, Germanic Romans, seeks personal glory, at least in part to ensure that the Germans ( particularly his own family ) remain as powerful within the expanded Republic as they do under the current scheme.
Norbanus and mountain
The place often served as a base for attacks on the latter, and Sulla, after his defeat of Gaius Norbanus, gave the whole of the mountain to the temple.
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Titus Flavius Norbanus may have been appointed to the prefecture of Egypt, but almost certainly became prefect of the Praetorian Guard by 94, with Titus Petronius Secundus as his colleague.
At the time the Guard was commanded by Titus Flavius Norbanus and Titus Petronius Secundus and the latter was almost certainly aware of the plot.
He defeats the popular forces of Gaius Norbanus in the Battle of Mount Tifata.
His partner is Gaius Norbanus Flaccus.
He belonged to the Marian party in the civil wars, and was appointed consul in 83 BC with C. Norbanus.
He defeated Norbanus in Italy, but seduced the troops of Scipio to desert their general.
Although he had impeached the turbulent tribune Gaius Norbanus, and resisted the proposal to repeal judicial sentences by popular decree, he did not hesitate to incur the displeasure of the Julian family by opposing the candidature for the consulship of Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo Vopiscus, who had never been praetor and was consequently ineligible.
* Gaius Norbanus Balbus ( died c. 81 BC ), Roman consul
Norbanus is sometimes considered a surname of the Junia gens, but in fact it seems to have been a gentile name.
In AD 15, statues to the deified Augustus were erected, dedicated by C. Norbanus Flaccus.
Upon his return to Rome, Caepio was tried for " the loss of his army " by a tribune of the plebs, Gaius Norbanus.
Gaius Norbanus Balbo ( died 82 BC ), ( possibly surnamed Bulbus or Balbus ), was a Roman politician who was elected consul in 83 BC alongside Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus Asiagenus.
A member of the Plebeian gens Norbani, and a Novus homo, Gaius Norbanus first came to prominence when he was elected Tribune of the Plebs for 103 BC.
Although the Senate vigorously tried to obtain his acquittal, and he was defended by Lucius Licinius Crassus, Norbanus managed to secure Caepio ’ s condemnation.
Saxa and took
It is also recorded that the Roman Emperor Serverus described how, in 204AD, a Roman slave galley bound for Scotland was blown off course and took shelter in a place that they called Portus Saxa ( the Port of the Standing Stones )-this is thought to have been Larne Lough.
Following the collapse of the Warsaw Pact, RAF Buchan took on the executive control of air defence in the UK's northern airspace, reducing RAF Saxa Vord and RRH Benbecula to Remote Radar Heads while Buchan became a Control Reporting Centre.
Saxa and at
By 1945, there were two radar sites in existence — one on Saxa Vord hill, and the other at Skaw on the east coast.
The station was named after Saxa Vord, which is the highest hill on Unst at.
The concept is simple: to attract like-minded people from all over the world to stay at Saxa Vord, where they will enjoy unique insights into some of the North Atlantic's most iconic natural and cultural heritage.
For example, Sonny Priest, owner of Unst's famous Valhalla Brewery, manages and supplies the bar at Saxa Vord, and is about to relocate his brewery to the site.
** 40 BC-defeat of Decidius Saxa at Cilicia.
A combined Coastal Defence U-Boat and Chain Home Low station was also built at Saxa Vord ; after the war this became a ROTOR radar station.
Saxa and .
* Lex Voconia ( The Voconian Law ) is introduced in Rome by the tribune, Quintus Voconius Saxa, with the support of Cato the Elder.
Guests on the album included Mick Jones, Saxa, Pato Banton, and Chris Spedding ; ex-band members Horace Panter and Stoker also participated in the album's creation, co-writing one song apiece.
Jamaican saxophonist Saxa added a Jamaican ska instrumental sound.
The Saxa Vord Royal Air Force radar station closed in 2006, with the loss of more than 100 jobs.
In April 2007 RAF Saxa Vord's domestic site, plus the road up to the Mid Site, was purchased and renamed " Saxa Vord Resort " by Highland entrepreneur Frank Strang.
The first phase is complete, and Saxa Vord currently ( 2007 ) offers 20 self catering holiday houses, a 16-bedroom bunkhouse, together with a restaurant and bar.
Yakuts ( Yakut language: Саха, Saxa ) are a Turkic people associated with the Sakha ( Yakutia ) Republic.
RAF Saxa Vord was a radar station operated by the Royal Air Force.
In the following years, RAF Saxa Vord was a vital part of Britain's air defence during the Cold War.
On 2 April 2004, RAF Saxa Vord was upgraded from a Remote Radar Head to a full manned station, taking over control of the radar defences in the area.
RAF Saxa Vord closed in April 2006.
RAF Saxa Vord was further north than Leningrad, and on the same latitude as Anchorage, Alaska.
After much preliminary work over the previous 12 months, April 2007 saw the purchase of RAF Saxa Vord's Domestic Site, plus the road up to the Mid Site, by Military Asset Management ( MAM ), a company owned by Highland entrepreneur, Frank Strang.
Saxa Vord is being redeveloped into a new tourism venture: Britain's first " residential natural and cultural heritage activity centre ", all based on the fascinating and spectacular island of Unst.
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