Numantia

[ noo-man-shee-uh, -shuh, nyoo- ]

/ nuˈmæn ʃi ə, -ʃə, nyu- /

an ancient city in N Spain: besieged and taken 134–133 b.c. by Scipio the Younger.

Example sentences from the Web for numantia

The fall of Numantia gave Rome a hold upon the interior of Spain, which was never lost.

History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 AD |Robert F. Pennell
There would be no thought of imitating the burning of Moscow, or renewing the sacrifice of Numantia.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 69, No. 424, February 1851 |Various
Against the single town of Numantia it was necessary to send Scipio, the best general of Rome.

History Of Ancient Civilization |Charles Seignobos
Numantia stood upon a lofty rock, and its inhabitants displayed a courage worthy of its high position.

The Comic History of Rome |Gilbert Abbott Becket

If Candiola had lived in Numantia, it would have been said that the Numantines were merchants of charcoal mixed with heroes.

Saragossa |Benito Prez Galds

Numantia

/ (njuːˈmæntɪə) /

an ancient city in N Spain: a centre of Celtic resistance to Rome in N Spain; captured by Scipio the Younger in 133 bc